Isimangaliso and lake St Lucia - a tragedy

[sardinella]

Got his photo this morning. This is the bend in the lake by the old boat lockers with the town on the right. Silt and reeds sre completely choking the system. Isimangaliso is completely incompetent wrt the managent of the system. We have lost a major natural system.

[shu vawda]

This is very sad news.spent a lot of time on the river in years gone by catching grunter,kob and other species.....sadly our kids will probably not get to experience this.

[REEFMAN]

Geez. So depressing... along with the restricted areas we will not be allowed to fish --> MPA's

[HooknCook]

What a tragedy!! It seems that the easiest way to manage a area is declare it a MPA so nobody can go there and then allow it to deteriorate. They have just released the latest Tugela MPA, what a tragedy, many livelihoods will be affected negatively unfortunately just like at St Lucia!

[REEFMAN]

Unfortunately MPA's don't apply to the locals, the "subsistence" fishermen. So the plundering by them will continue.  Especially seeing as though the policing of fishing areas is restricted to the colour of your skin.