Declaration of Amathole Offshore Marine Protected Area in terms of section 22A of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act (No. 763 of 2019).

Sujet

Pêche, Mer, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes

Mot clé

Pêche maritime Gestion et conservation des pêches Zone de pêche protégée Poissons marins Crustacés Zones marines protégées Poissons cartilagineux Animaux aquatiques Re-empoissonnement/repeuplement Gestion des zones côtières Aire protégée Biodiversité Gestion/conservation Préservation de l'écosystème Chasse/capture Tourisme Aire marine Espèces menacées Protection des espèces

Aire géographique

Afrique, Atlantique Sud, Afrique Méridionale

Résumé

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 Amathole Offshore 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 offshore benthic and pelagic ecosystems of the outer shelf and slope; (b) to conserve and protect the ecological processes and ecologically sensitive biodiversity associated with these ecosystems, including threatened, overexploited fish species; (c) to support the recovery of linefish by protecting spawning, nursery, foraging, aggregation and refuge areas for overexploited species; (d) to facilitate species management and sustainable use of linefish and south coast rock lobster; (e) to conserve and protect an area important for migratory species including seabirds, turtles, sharks, seabreams, wreckfish and other fish; (f) to support sustainable nature-based tourism opportunities in the area; and (g) to protect and provide an appropriate reference environment for research and monitoring particularly with regard to habitat and fisheries recovery.

Texte intégral

Anglais

Site web

www.gov.za

Références - Législation

Implemente

National Environmental Management Protected Areas Act, 2003.

Législation | Sudáfrica | 2004 (2009)

Mot clé: Législation de base, Patrimoine culturel, Mesures de protection des forêts, Aire protégée, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts, Parcs nationaux, Expropriation, Terres privées, Terres publiques, Exploitation minière, Bassin/captage/bassin versant, Utilisation durable, Eaux continentales, Institution, Gestion/conservation, Aire marine, Biodiversité, Préservation de l'écosystème, Enregistrement, Zones marines protégées, Gouvernance, Gestion communautaire

Source: FAO, FAOLEX