11 jan namib times e-edition

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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6818 FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2019 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net

Conservationists concerned over cob spawning migration

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Urges anglers not to injure the fish Empty shop shelves whilst removing hooks or releasing as FMD ban picks up momentum the fish back into the water.......... Consumers at the coast must get used to Adopt Floris Steenkamp Anglers and conservationists discovered an alarming number of dead cob on the beaches south of Walvis Bay. That is since the annual cob spawning migration reached this area. There is only one explanation for the large numbers of dead cob: anglers don't know the correct procedure to follow when they release the fish into the sea and the wrong type of hook is used on the tackle. It is illegal to catch and keep cob between Pelican Point and the border line with Sandwich Harbour between 1 January and 31 March of each year. Many anglers continue to flout this angling regulation, but in recent days fisheries inspectors renewed their efforts to catch and fine the culprits. Releasing cob is the only option to anglers fishing in the area. However, anglers fail to adopt the proper techniques to release the fish safely into the water. They injure the fish and the fish dies shortly after being released. In other instances, anglers using the wrong hook- upside down, washes ashore and dies. Throwing type which also leads to injuring the fish and back the fish can also lead to damage to other death shortly after being placed back into the internal organs. It is also important to keep the protective layer of water. mucus (slime) on the fish's body intact. If that Conservationists and fisheries inspectors are layer is damaged in any way, the fish is open to urging anglers to use only “Circular-shape” disease. The mucus layer is in actual fact part of fishing hooks, as these hooks can only capture the fish's immune system. the fish by the lip or parts of the mouth where it It is also not advisable for anglers to carry heavy does not harm the fish. fish by the gills if the plan is to release it. Gills are The “J-shape” hook is easily swallowed by the vulnerable and the fish's weight can result in the fish and in removing it damages the fish's gill's, angler's fingers or hand damaging the gills. Even oesophagus and stomach. The fish is injured the smallest of damage to the gills can result in the during the process to remove the hook. It dies fish dying soon after release due to a lack of after release. oxygen. An angling expert said this week in this instance it is best to cut the line as close as possible to the In areas outside the closed zone: anglers are also hook and allow for the fish's body to loosen and warned not to risk going fishing without an angling license and it is important to stick to fish remove the hook over time. size and bag limits. Furthermore, anglers are also urged not to An angler can catch a total of ten fish a day, throw the fish back in the water upon releasing irrespective whether the catch consists of a single it. Fish have an internal air bladder. If thrown species or more than one species. back this bladder can burst and the fish turns Continued on page 2

empty shop shelves when it comes to products like milk, bacon, cheese, polonies, canned beef, luncheon rolls, processed products like pre-prepared frozen pizzas and certain frozen foods. Also included are all products produced from game meat and pork. An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in South Africa necessitated the Namibian Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry this week to ban the import of South African meat and other products processed from cloven hooved animals which include cattle, sheep, goats, game and pigs. The ban also includes the live-transit of these animals to Namibia if it originated from South Africa. The Agriculture Ministry announced the import Continued on page 2

Municipality says it is addressing the house fly problem The municipality of Walvis Bay this week admitted the fly problem the harbour town experiences is as a result of the rehabilitation of the sewerage water treatment plant. Some areas at the water treatment plant were identified where excessive fly breeding occurs and is now treated with chemicals (poison) and is monitored on a daily basis. In a statement the municipality apologise for any inconvenience the fly menace causes households and also assures the public that the problem is now addressed as a matter of utmost urgency.

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