Creecy extends West Coast Rock Lobster fishing season

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), Barbara Creecy, in consultation with the relevant officials, has requested the deputy director-general responsible for Fisheries Management, Sue Middelton, to grant a short extension of the Nearshore West Coast Rock Lobster fishing season from April 15 to 19.According to a press statement, the extension is in recognition of the extreme adverse weather conditions experienced in the Western Cape over the past week.“I received a number of urgent verbal and written requests from the small-scale fishing cooperatives that were…