Commercial Fishing Permit

Policies have been aimed at transforming commercial fishing to ensure equitable access to fishing rights for previously disadvantaged communities.

The Fisheries division of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is the relevant authority for recreational and commercial fishing activities along the coast. DFFE is responsible for the authorisations of coastal use permits.

Permit Applications

A permit is required for the harvesting of any living marine or estuarine organism irrespective of whether it is for recreational, commercial or subsistence purposes. Applications for both small scale inshore fisheries as well as offshore large scale fisheries can be obtained from the DFFE website (see links under Additional Information).

DFFE: PERMITS

Department	Name	Number	Email
National Fisheries Management	S. Ndundane	021 402 3019	siphokazin@daff.gov.za
Offshore & High Seas Fisheries	Saasa Pheeha	021 402 3574 082 558 5837	SaasaP@daff.gov.za
Small Scale Fisheries	Craig Smith	021 402 3344	CraigS@daff.gov.za
Inshore Fisheries Management	Dennis Fredericks	021 402 3187 074 155 6333	DennisF@daff.gov.za
DFFE Fisheries	Call Centre	086 000 3474

DFFE Fisheries Compliance

Compliance

The Directorate Compliance draws its mandate from the Marine Living Resources Act (MLRA) 18 of 1998, and its regulations. The area of responsibility stretches from Port Nolloth on the West Coast to Ponta D’ Ouro on the East Coast; approximately 3200km.

Monitoring and enforcement

It is to provide for the conservation of the marine ecosystem, the long term sustainable utilization of the marine living resources and the orderly access to exploitation, utilization and protection of certain marine living resources; and to exercise control over the marine living resources in a fair and equitable manner so as to benefit all the citizens of South Africa.

Who to Contact

DFFE	Contact Number
Delricia Augustus (Deputy Director EC and KZN)	072 988 1876
Lungile Nodwala (Assistant Director NEC, assisting KZN)	082 829 3907
Thanduxolo Ntshangase (Acting Assistant Director KZN- landing, operational etc)	079 444 9951
Siphokazi Ndundane (National Fisheries Management)	021 402 3019
Fatima Savel (Director Compliance)	021 402 3539
Nkosinathi Dana (Director of Monitoring and Surveillance)	021 402 3211
General Contact Number: 021 402 3911