\u2019n Langebaan-seder het onlangs geval met die heengaan van Norton Dowries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dowries (67) was sy lewe lank \u2019n visserman, en toe hy nie meer self see toe gaan nie, het hy hom vir die regte van vissers beywer. Hy was \u2019n stigterslid van Coastal Links SA, \u2019n organisasie wat met en namens kleinskaalse vissers werk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHy was Saterdag by die rugby \u2013 ons het Hopefield geklop \u2013 en hy was so opgewonde. Ek weet nie of hy \u2019n voorgevoel gehad het of nie, maar dit was amper asof hy ons gegroet het. Hy het later \u2019n hartaanval gehad en is agter U-Save gekry,\u201d verduidelik Solene Smith, \u2019n boesemvriend van Dowries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smith het Dowries as 17-jarige ontmoet en die twee het dekades van vriendskap gehad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Visvang het Dowries reg oor die w\u00eareld geneem \u2013 van Walvisbaai in Namibi\u00eb tot in Portugal. Die Langebaner het sy ho\u00ebrskoolloopbaan in gr. 10 by Schoonspruit Sekond\u00ear in Malmesbury voltooi, waarna hy en sy pa vir Tuna Fish Corporation begin werk het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daar was ook jare waarin hy walvisse gejag en met aktiviste van Green Peace te doen gehad het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk was altyd \u2019n visserman vir een van die groot maatskappye. Ek het nooit my eie onderneming as visserman gehad nie,\u201d het Dowries in 2015 aan Masifundise, \u2019n organisasie wat streef om kleinskaalse vissers te bemagtig, vertel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dowries het in 2000 die eerste keer met Masifundise te doen gekry. Di\u00e9 organisasie het vandeesweek sy medelye oor Dowries se heengaan gedeel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRus in mag, Norton \u2013 jou werk en toewyding aan kleinskaalse visserye in Suid-Afrika sal vir ewig voortleef. Jy sal altyd erken en onthou word,\u201d het die organisasie laat hoor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dowries was een van talle kleinskaalse vissers wat destyds binne die Weskus Nasionale Park visgevang het. N\u00e1 \u2019n verandering in sonering en regulasie kon vissers sedert 2011 nie meer in hul historiese visvanggat vang nie. Hy was een van die vele Langebaners wat hulle tot die Wes-Kaapse hooggeregshof gewend het om weer in sone B van die Langebaan-strandmeer te kon visvang. Dit was \u2019n blye dag in Oktober 2016 toe die hof in die plaaslike vissers se guns beslis het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTussen ons het ons al die hofsake bygewoon. As ek nie daar kon wees nie, het hy gegaan en alles kom vertel. Hy het die afgelope paar jaar afgeskaal nadat hy \u2019n hartaanval gehad en onlangs sy skouer in \u2019n val gebreek het. Tog was hy steeds saggies aan die gang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk sal hom altyd vir sy leierseienskappe onthou. Hy het altyd die praatwerk gedoen, maar hy het niks van konflik of \u2019n stryery gehou nie. Hy het na al die vissersvergaderings en werksessies gegaan en teruggekom met nuwe kennis en vaardighede. S\u00f3 het hy dit huis toe gebring en toegesien dat mense bemagtig word,\u201d s\u00ea Smith. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Benewens sy werk as visser was Dowries se bloed danksy die Langebaan-rugbyklub blou. Hy was \u2019n kranige rugbyspeler en hier was hy ook \u2019n stigterslid. Die klub is op 15 Junie 1969 gestig toe \u2019n groep tienerseuns, onder wie Dowries, op \u2019n oop stuk veld begin speel het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2019n Diens word vanaand (Donderdag) by die Langebaanse Anglikaanse kerk gehou met sy begrafnis wat Saterdag om 08:00 by dieselfde kerk plaasvind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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