General Notice in terms of section 16 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 regarding an emergency in the linefish sector (Notice No. R. 4727 of 2000)

o 0 — o e STAATSKOERANT, 29 DESEMBER 2000 No. 21949 3 GENERAL NOTICE NOTICE 4727 OF 2000 GENERAL NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 16 OF THE MARINE LIVING RESOURCES ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 18 OF 1998) Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 16 of the Marine Living Resources Act, ‘ 998 (Act No. 18 of 1998) that an emergency in the hnefish sector, excluding tuna and hake, has occurred. The Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Mohammed Valli Moosa, hereby publishes for general information, that an emergency has occurred in respect of Iinefish as defined in Section 1 of the Regulations promulgated in Government Gazette No. 1!3205, Government Notice R. 1111 of 2 September 1998, excluding however, tuna and hake. In order to protect the stocks of line fish as aforesaid from being depleted and from being commercially oversubscribed, the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism hereby imposes, in terms of Section 16 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998), the foUowing restrictions which will operate until further notice in the Government Gazette: (1) The Total Applied Effort (TAE) in respect of Iinefish shall be restricted to 450 vessels with a maximum of 3450 crew: (2) A right in the Iinefish sector may not be granted to any person who holds a commercial fishing right in respect of any other sector of the fishing industry: (3) Flake and tuna will no longer form part of Iinefish, but will from the coming into operation of these restrictions, constitute two separate sectors within the fishing industry, and will be known as the hake (handline) and tuna (handline) sectors respectively The aforesaid restrictions will come into operation upon the granting of commercial fishing rights )n the Iinefish, hake (handline) and tuna (handline) sectors of the fishing industry, pursuant to applications submitted therefor. 4 N o . 2 1 9 4 9 ‘ --+ GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 DECEMBER 2000 6 Printed by and obtainable from the Government Printer, Bosman Street, Private Bag X85, Pretoria, 0(,)01 3 Publications: Tel: (01 2) 334-4508, 334-45o9, 334-4510 Advertisements: Tel: (01 2) 334-4673, 334-4674, 334-4504 Subscriptions: Tel: (01 2) 334-4735, 334-4736, 334-4737 Cape Town Branch: Tel: (021 ) 465-7531 Gedruk deur en verkrygbaar by die Staatsdrukker, Bosmanstraat, Privaatsak X85, Pretoria, 0001 Publikasies: Tel: (012) 334-4508, 334-4509, 334-4510 Advertensies: Tel: (012) 334-4673, 334-4674, 334-4504 Subskripsies: Tel: (012) 334-4735, 334-4736, 334-4737 Kaapstad-tak: Tel: (021) 465-7531 L ) 21949—1