Crayfishing And Recreational Fishing Season 2014

Crayfishing and Recreational Fishing Season 2014/2015 South Africa

The 2014/15 season for recreational fishing of WCRL (West coast rock lobster) will open on Sunday, 15 November 2014, and will close on Monday, 6 April 2014.

The 2014/15 WCRL recreational fishing effort will be restricted to 21 days and will be split as follow:

• Fishing allowed from 15 November 2014 to 16 November 2014 (2 days)
• No fishing allowed from 17 November 2014 until 15 December 2014
• Fishing allowed from 16 December 2014 to 16 December 2014 (1 day)
• No fishing allowed from 17 December 2014 until 19 December 2014
• Fishing allowed from 20 December 2014 to 2 January 2015 (14 days)
• No fishing allowed from 3 January 2015 until 2 April 2015
• Fishing allowed from 3 April 2015 to 6 April 2015 (4 days).

Source: The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)