In the early 1990s the Nibela community was given permission to use gill nets as part of an experiment. Then in 1998, shortly before the St Lucia World Heritage Site was established, the authorities made a u-turn on gill-netting and stopped issuing these fishing permits but there was no communication with the community as to the reason for the termination of this project. The community has for the past two decades been repeatedly prevented from fishing in the lake. Photo: Stock
The use of gillnets in the Touw River and Swartvlei estuaries on the Garden Route, is an ongoing problem. For SANParks officials this is a headache they can do without.
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