September 2020 update

 4U2FISH update 15 September 2020

We understand that this blog has been in-active, and the sole reason was #FINANCIALRESOURCES

Well that has been addressed, just a little, so you will soon be reading more about myself ( #Frankie2Socks )  and the many different efforts to get the issues of the closure of the St. Lucia estuary addressed at the highest levels, as the problems are diverse, plentiful and carry heavy financial burdens which the poorest of the poor are expected to bear the brunt of these costs. 

#PeepSee our petition here 

The primary issue here is the loss of economic opportunities associated with the natural renewable resources of Lake St. Lucia and surrounding waterways, which in the past sustained and supported  a very large rural population, before the state in the form of (1) the old NPB, then (2) in the form of the IWPA, and its allies, within the various different government departments, manipulated financial and socioeconomic information to mislead many different organizations and world bodies about the true situation on the ground.

Basically  the economies that were in place sustaining the rural populations around lake St. Lucia and interconnected waterways were ignored, then systematically destroyed, to ensure that the domestic tourism market, connected to the sustainable consumptive tourism associated with the natural renewable resources, within Umkhanyakude was removed from the equation.

In simple English  NO FISHING .... No tourism associated with fishing.... lots of job losses....

In my opinion this is all about control and management of the largest tourism attraction in KZN, the old #Maputuland Coastline, or the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and the surrounding rural areas. Big tourism companies are pushing hard to exclude the domestic tourism market, and ensure that only the international market exists. National government is involved in this push for international tourism at the exclusion of the South African Domestic tourism market.

These are vastly complicated issues, where local folks have been vilified, and through efficient and effective  public perception management techniques, are currently perceived to be poachers, thieves and untrustworthy folks.  The folks on the ground need their dignity returned, and their rights in terms of section 24 as quoted here, need to be addressed.

Quote "Chapter 2, section 24 (b) iii  of the South African Constitution reads  as "Every one has the right to have the environment protected, for benefit of present and future  generations through reasonable legislative measures that secure ecological sustainable development and the use of natural resources while promoting justifiable economic and social development." end Quote

 

This stance needs to be tested at the constitutional court, so we need your support, mostly moral, coz if we have enough moral support, then financial support will flow like water.   the issue is to get the first 200 folks on board, then get them to assist by speaking about the problem, and asking others to #PEEPSEE and follow a hashtag or three (well just 2 #4u2fish and #reviveStLucia ) 

 

Please help this cause by sharing our posts and talking about the use of natural resources  within the sustainable tourism sphere of influence.

#Frankie2Socks @ Bird Island lodge on the #Nibela #Peninsula for the #ReviveStLucia campaign

Introduction to Frankie2socks crusade for better fishing rights along the Elephant Coast of KZN South Africa

Many thanx for reading here.  the Elephant Coast of KZN South Africa  lies in the north east corner of Kzn South Africa stretching  from Cape St. Lucia light house in the south to the Mozambique border adjacent to Kozi bay in the north.

This blog is in place to assist me in getting word out there that this area is a beautiful fishing ground, which we need to protect, nurture, enjoy and look after in a manner that our grandchildrens children will appreciate as they fish and enjoy our beautiful coastline.

This is going to be a rough ride, and there will be many court cases, where we the public will be challenging  the government  and its many agents, including the IWPA  or iSimangaliso Wetlandj Park Authority,  who are appointed to manage the greater St. Lucia wetland park and the local municipalities, who should be looking after the interests of their local populations . We need to ensure that our righrs to fish are not infringed errroded or destroyed, and that the environment is conducive to good fishing, and looked after in a manner that all South Africans can enjoy and appreciate.

My Name is Frank Gainsford, but those who have met me or know me call me Frankie2socks.

we will be using the following hahtags


#4u2fish
 
#revivestlucia

#herstelstlucia

#frankie2socks


More coming doon.

Regards and once again thanx for reading here.

edited  for spelling errors.