Chinese fishing boats illegally exploit South Africas natural resources, by fishing without permits while South African people go hungry.
South Africans want control of our waters back.
South Africans want waters fished with integrity in order to maintain a balance so as NOT to deplete this VALUABLE resource.
South Africans want our marine reserves protected from illegal chinese Fishing vessels.
South African want to THANK the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for choosing to monitor these boats.
We ask them to continue with their vigilence.
South Africans SALUTE the Minister of Defense Nosiviwe Nqakula who acted in our Nations best interest by giving the order to pursue these marine thugs in an incident on 13/05/2016
We ask that the Minister of Defense will continue his crackdown on the raping of South Africas protein resources, while our own people struggle to make ends meet.
We ask that Mmusi Maimane, leader of the DA opposition party in South Africa bring pressure on President Jacob Zumas APATHY toward protecting our natural resources and ensuring a sustainable fishing policy is enforced.
13/05/2016
By News 24
Suspicious vessels at sea raise concern
Durban – Nine suspicious vessels that are suspected of illegal fishing have been spotted around Durban, Port St Johns and Cape Recife this week.
The vessels were first seen on Thursday by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries which decided to monitor them.
Department spokesperson Bomikazi Molapo said the activities of these vessels seemed suspicious. A patrol boat was sent out to search for them.
At first the vessels agreed to co-operate and be escorted to Saldanha port but they started dispersing in different directions on Thursday evening.
“This made it harder for our vessel to give chase. Our vessel kept trail of one of the vessels and captured and boarded it escorting it to the port of Cape Town.”
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Nqakula instructed the South African Navy to assist in the chase.
The Western Cape police are also helping.
http://m.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/suspicious-vessels-at-sea-raise-concern-20160513?isapp=true
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