publications peer reviewed (including theses and research policy reports ) Number of relief 3 relief voyages 3 relief voyages 3 relief voyages 2 relief voyages undertaken(Gough & voyages to remote undertaken undertaken undertaken Marion Islands) stations (to Gough and Marion to support Research initiatives in line with Antarctic Treaty prescripts Ecosystems Number of Estuary 2 Estuarine 1 Estuary Management Public Participation 3 Stakeholder meetings have been conserved, Management Management Plan (EMP) finalised for Process conducted conducted. Stakeholders included managed and developed Plans approval Provincial, Local Authority and Provincial sustainably used developed Environment Management Agencies. (Buffalo River Estuary in East London and Hartenbos estuary in Namaqua district municipality) Percentage of -4 287.532 18 Marine Protected Interdepartmental Phakisa MPAs Phakisa MPA Negotiations to be Exclusive Economic sq.km (0.4% Areas declared engagements with zonation modification supported between Zone under Marine of EEZ) key sector Department of Mineral Resources not easy due to Ministers by officials Protected Areas maintained as departments on the (DMR), DEA and Petroleum Agency pervasive prospecting with more information MPAs. 22 MPAs 18 MPAs conducted South Africa Phakisa MPA meeting and mining rights and options network held on 27 September 2017 at Park gazetted for Inn Radisson Hotel Cape Town Pre-existing rights to public Phakisa Campaign comments Ministers of DEA and DMR -Consultation on engaging each other. the draft MPAs
publications (including theses and research policy reports ) peer reviewed Number of relief voyages to remote stations (to Gough and Marion to support Research initiatives in line with Antarctic Treaty prescripts 3 relief voyages undertaken 3 relief voyages undertaken 3 relief voyages undertaken 2 relief voyages undertaken(Gough & Marion Islands) Ecosystems conserved, managed and sustainably used Number of Estuary Management developed 2 Estuarine Management Plans developed (Buffalo River Estuary in East London and Hartenbos estuary in Namaqua district municipality) 1 Estuary Management Plan (EMP) finalised for approval Public Participation Process conducted 3 Stakeholder meetings have been conducted. Stakeholders included Provincial, Local Authority and Provincial Environment Management Agencies. Percentage of Exclusive Economic Zone under Marine Protected Areas -4 287.532 sq.km (0.4% of EEZ) maintained as MPAs. 22 MPAs network gazetted for public comments -Consultation on the draft 18 Marine Protected Areas declared Interdepartmental engagements with key sector departments on the 18 MPAs conducted Phakisa MPAs Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), DEA and Petroleum Agency South Africa Phakisa MPA meeting held on 27 September 2017 at Park Inn Radisson Hotel Cape Town Ministers of DEA and DMR engaging each other. MPAs Phakisa MPA zonation modification not easy due to pervasive prospecting and mining rights Pre-existing rights to Phakisa Campaign Negotiations to be supported between Ministers by officials with more information and options
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