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302 Right Holders. Zone A: 27 Zone B: 34 Zone C: 167 Zone D: 18 Zone E: 47 Zone F: 0 Zone G: 9 Divers: 262. Legal Entities: 42. (Close Corporations) Western Cape - Abalone FisheryTRANSCRIPT
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Environment Portfolio CommitteeEnvironment Portfolio Committee
André ShareAndré ShareChief Director: Marine Resource ManagementChief Director: Marine Resource Management 09 March 2010
Abalone FisheryAbalone Fishery
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• Abalone fishery – single sp. – Haliotis midae
• Fishery extends over 580km from Cape Columbine (near St Helena Bay) to Quoin Point (near Gansbaai).
Western Cape - Abalone Fishery
• Slow growing - sexual maturity: 7yrs. - minimum legal size:8-9 yrs. (114mm shell breadth).
• High value species.
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• 302 Right Holders. Zone A: 27 Zone B: 34 Zone C: 167 Zone D: 18 Zone E: 47 Zone F: 0 Zone G: 9
• Divers: 262.
• Legal Entities: 42. (Close Corporations)
Western Cape - Abalone Fishery
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• Abalone: severely depleted. - suspension of wild harvesting (closed).
Annual Landings of abalone (in tons) forthe commercial and recreational sectors
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Fishery Independent Surveys show decline in all major fishing zones (number of abalone per 60m2 transect)
Abalone Fishery Stock in Decline
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Ecosystem Effects• Incursion of rock lobster. • Relationship between abalone, sea urchins and
rock lobsters.
Causes
Poaching (Illegal harvesting)• Took off in the early 1990’s.
• More than 60% of the poached abalone are below the minimum legal size.
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• Abalone fishery closed on 1 February 2008 and diving ban imposed due to:– Unsustainable fishery
• Poaching rife/organised crime.• Ecological factor (eg. WCRL migration).• Sparsely populated.
– Closed to protect remaining viable areas.
Western Cape - Abalone Fishery
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Dive Ban AreasCape & Quoin Point Areas
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Bird Island Area (Eastern Cape)Dive Ban Areas
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Eastern Cape• 25% of coastline along which abalone considered to be present is protected by MPA restricted zones and closed areas. • No previous commercial activity.
• Experimental fishery (Hamburg): (1999-2001).
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Eastern Cape
• Lack of knowledge – status of resource / paucity of data.
• Poaching rife: no regard for size limits.
• >90% poached abalone below MLS (114mm).
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Eastern Cape• Possible catches: - 7 areas (non reserves): 1.5 ton per area. - Coastline length: 409km.
• Potential Areas: - Groot River to Kabeljous River. - Maitlands River to Cape Recife. - Canon Rocks to Great Fish River. - Buffalo River to Kei River. - Chalumna River to Buffalo River. - Great Fish River to Chalumna River. - Great Kei River to Dwesa Cwebe Reserve.
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Eastern Cape• Possible catches: - 7 areas (non reserves). - Coastline length: 409km.
• Potential Areas: - Groot River to Kabeljous River. - Maitlands River to Cape Recife. - Canon Rocks to Great Fish River. - Buffalo River to Kei River. - Chalumna River to Buffalo River. - Great Fish River to Chalumna River. - Great Kei River to Dwesa Cwebe Reserve.
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