Declaration of Uthukela Marine Protected Area in terms of section 22A of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act (No. 776 of 2019).

Subject

Fisheries, Sea, Wild species & ecosystems

Keyword

Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Protected fishing area Marine fishes Cartilaginous fishes Marine protected areas Coastal zone management Protected area Biodiversity Management/conservation Ecosystem preservation Hunting/capture Tourism Marine area Marine mammals Coral Endangered species Turtles

Geographical area

Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa

Abstract

This Notice of the Minister of Environmental Affairs, made under section 22A of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (as inserted by the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Amendment Act 2014), declares the Uthukela Marine Protected Area as set out in the Schedule to the Notice. The purposes for declaring this Marine Protected Area are, amongst others: (a) To contribute to a national, regional and global representative system of marine protected areas by conserving and protecting interconnected coastal and offshore benthic and pelagic ecosystems of the KwaZulu-Natal Bight; (b) to conserve and protect the ecologically sensitive biodiversity and the ecological processes associated with these ecosystems, including: fragile coral and sponge habitats; threatened species and ecosystem types; the connectivity, spawning area and nursery function; and the critical role of fresh water riverine input as a supply of nutrients and suspended sediment; (c) to protect protected, threatened and overexploited species such as marine mammals, turtles, seventy four, geelbek, square tail kob, dusky kob, white edge rockcod, garrick, black musselcracker and hammerhead sharks; (d) to conserve and protect an area of life history importance for crustaceans and migratory species including marine mammals, turtles, sharks, seabreams, triplefins and other fish; (e) to support the recovery of linefish, rays and sharks by protecting spawning, nursery, foraging, aggregation and refuge areas for threatened and overexploited species; (f) to facilitate species management and sustainable use of linefish by supporting fisheries recovery and enhanced species abundance in fished areas.

Full text

English

Website

www.gov.za

References - Legislation

Implements

National Environmental Management Protected Areas Act, 2003.

Legislation | South Africa | 2004 (2009)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Cultural heritage, Forestry protection measures, Protected area, Forest management/forest conservation, National parks, Expropriation, Private land, Public land, Mining, Basin/catchment/watershed, Sustainable use, Inland waters, Institution, Management/conservation, Marine area, Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation, Registration, Marine protected areas, Governance, Community management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX