Hello Everyone
I do know that is a very old topic of discusion,but having read alot about this i realised that we may have one more little topic concerning this whole ban on vehical use on our coastline..
Firstly i am and have have only realy become very conservation orientated in reacent times and therefore can't say that i am an angel.but can say that i am like alot of others trying to make a change both in my own mindset and in others that i am close to and have some sort of influence on.
We have been banned totaly from using our 4x4's and any other vehicals on our beaches.I have come ro realise the scientific reasons for this ban and fully agree with the law totally.My question and grievience with this law is how in some cases the law tends to be more tollerent of some then of others.
The people in question are firstly our parksboard officlials which was brought up in a previous post.These guy's don't even jump out of these vehicals to inspect or police our beaches.My question is,is it realy justified in allowing our parksboard officlals the privilage of driving on the beaches if they in most instances do not perform their duties,are we not then just incouraging their incompetance?Are we then saying that these vehicals that the parksboard use on our beaches not damagig any marine living organisims on our shores?How can we defrentiate between one 4x4 or 100 any damge to marine organisims is damge that we can't afford.We have a very frgile marine eco system so why allow any damage at all.My sugestion would be to make these guy's walk a set amount of beach and in this way they will definately become more involved in the happenings of our coastline ie. being able to check licenses and bag limits more.Also this will encourage the one on one comunication between anglers and parksboard.
Secondly i have a seen over the years that Ski Boat Anglers have the right too launch from stategic locations on the beach.Don't get me wrong i do not have a vendetor against any Ski Boat Owner it's just my obsivation.Why is it that they are allowed to launch from the surf?Are they not then also contributing to the destuction of the marine organisims and plant life on our shores?Here again i say we as South Africans can't afford any kind of damage to our shore line because of the frgile state it is in.Who are we to defrentiate between how much damge is being done and who is doing it?There is no one who can really say or justify how much damge is done by firstly the parks board vehicals and secondly the ski boaters do to our coast.I fully understand that we were guilty of destroying our coastline with our vehicals and i am in full support of the ban but as i say again how is it that we can then defretiate between damage?To me any damage is damge that we cannot afford.
Lastly i want to bring up the topic of the beachwood virginia stretch of beach in durban.I live in virginia and offten fish that stretch,and in recent times have seen the amount of damage that these 4x4 vehicals are doing over there.I have made numerous requests for some explanation to why these vehicals are allowed to fish with their vehicals on these beaches and the only awnser i got is that they are BONIFIED CLUB ANGLERS,my question is that why should one stretch of beach be open for destruction and not any beach.Is it not common sense that by allowing one little strech of beach to be used and being used to so much is this not going to allow this beach to be totaly destroyed because of the amount of traffic that insues this strectch.I would like a reason for this as i am yet to get a formal response from any of the relevent parties involved.These guy's who are allowed to take their vehicals on the beach don't even realise the luxuary that they have been given they still abuse this privilage by driving on the dunes,on the waters edge etc...Here agian guy's i don't have a vendetor against club anglers so dont get me wrong i am just trying to state the obvious,should'nt the guy's who are allowed this so called privilage of driving on our beaches protect and police these beaches with all their might so that it does'nt get taken away from the like it was before?
What i would like to achieve by writing tis artical is some sort of clarity and hopefully positive result and response and also points of views which we can use to educate and conservate..
Cheers Riymos
I do know that is a very old topic of discusion,but having read alot about this i realised that we may have one more little topic concerning this whole ban on vehical use on our coastline..
Firstly i am and have have only realy become very conservation orientated in reacent times and therefore can't say that i am an angel.but can say that i am like alot of others trying to make a change both in my own mindset and in others that i am close to and have some sort of influence on.
We have been banned totaly from using our 4x4's and any other vehicals on our beaches.I have come ro realise the scientific reasons for this ban and fully agree with the law totally.My question and grievience with this law is how in some cases the law tends to be more tollerent of some then of others.
The people in question are firstly our parksboard officlials which was brought up in a previous post.These guy's don't even jump out of these vehicals to inspect or police our beaches.My question is,is it realy justified in allowing our parksboard officlals the privilage of driving on the beaches if they in most instances do not perform their duties,are we not then just incouraging their incompetance?Are we then saying that these vehicals that the parksboard use on our beaches not damagig any marine living organisims on our shores?How can we defrentiate between one 4x4 or 100 any damge to marine organisims is damge that we can't afford.We have a very frgile marine eco system so why allow any damage at all.My sugestion would be to make these guy's walk a set amount of beach and in this way they will definately become more involved in the happenings of our coastline ie. being able to check licenses and bag limits more.Also this will encourage the one on one comunication between anglers and parksboard.
Secondly i have a seen over the years that Ski Boat Anglers have the right too launch from stategic locations on the beach.Don't get me wrong i do not have a vendetor against any Ski Boat Owner it's just my obsivation.Why is it that they are allowed to launch from the surf?Are they not then also contributing to the destuction of the marine organisims and plant life on our shores?Here again i say we as South Africans can't afford any kind of damage to our shore line because of the frgile state it is in.Who are we to defrentiate between how much damge is being done and who is doing it?There is no one who can really say or justify how much damge is done by firstly the parks board vehicals and secondly the ski boaters do to our coast.I fully understand that we were guilty of destroying our coastline with our vehicals and i am in full support of the ban but as i say again how is it that we can then defretiate between damage?To me any damage is damge that we cannot afford.
Lastly i want to bring up the topic of the beachwood virginia stretch of beach in durban.I live in virginia and offten fish that stretch,and in recent times have seen the amount of damage that these 4x4 vehicals are doing over there.I have made numerous requests for some explanation to why these vehicals are allowed to fish with their vehicals on these beaches and the only awnser i got is that they are BONIFIED CLUB ANGLERS,my question is that why should one stretch of beach be open for destruction and not any beach.Is it not common sense that by allowing one little strech of beach to be used and being used to so much is this not going to allow this beach to be totaly destroyed because of the amount of traffic that insues this strectch.I would like a reason for this as i am yet to get a formal response from any of the relevent parties involved.These guy's who are allowed to take their vehicals on the beach don't even realise the luxuary that they have been given they still abuse this privilage by driving on the dunes,on the waters edge etc...Here agian guy's i don't have a vendetor against club anglers so dont get me wrong i am just trying to state the obvious,should'nt the guy's who are allowed this so called privilage of driving on our beaches protect and police these beaches with all their might so that it does'nt get taken away from the like it was before?
What i would like to achieve by writing tis artical is some sort of clarity and hopefully positive result and response and also points of views which we can use to educate and conservate..
Cheers Riymos