regulations Cape Nature MPA: Gazette was undertaken published and period for comment closed. Comments collated and still to be responded to. Tsitsikamma: Zonation Regulations are implemented (i.e. Communities have access to resources) Cwebe: Regulations being implemented (i.e. communities have access). Policy on Policy on Policy on Invitation of Invitation to apply for permits for BBWW Whale Boatbased Whale Watching and applications for and WSCD published in numerous Watching (BBWW) Whale Watching Shark Cage Diving the allocation of newspapers and the DEA website ending and White Shark (BBWW) and approved and permits permits published; 20July 2017 Cage Diving White Shark issued Permits for BBWW (WSCD) developed Cage Diving in and WSCD issued Queries responded to providing clarity and implemented place on the allocation process published on the Department’s website. Permit applications lodged to the Department captured and available on a database Enhanced sector State of Annual report Annual report card on Key Indicators and Topics and Contribution Titles towards monitoring and Environment card on key key Ocean and coasts lead authors for report the Report Card have been identified with evaluation report on Oceans and coasts indicators compiled card identified a list of various contributors/ authors. and Coasts indicators published compiled Oceans and Coasts Water Quality National Oceans & Water Quality KZN: Sampling of other Collaborative Monitoring and Report of the Coasts Water Quality Monitoring Consultation with the KZN Department of Coastal Provinces by Partnership between evaluation Port St Johns Monitoring Programme Programme environmental affairs and coastal the National Pollution the National Pollution programme developed implemented in 9 priority implemented in municipalities undertaken to identify Laboratory is costly Laboratory, Coastal developed and areas for 3 Coastal 9 priority for 3 potential areas for monitoring:Tugela, and time consuming Municipalities and implemented provinces Coastal provinces and Mvoti, Richards Bay, Umlazi and for travelling. other Departments is quarterly reports Margate. being sought for for compiled sampling and analysis.
regulations undertaken Cape Nature MPA: Gazette was published and period for comment closed. Comments collated and still to be responded to. Tsitsikamma: Zonation Regulations are implemented (i.e. Communities have access to resources) Cwebe: Regulations being implemented (i.e. communities have access). Policy on Whale Watching (BBWW) and White Shark Cage Diving (WSCD) developed and implemented Policy on Boatbased Whale Watching (BBWW) and White Shark Cage Diving in place Policy on Whale Watching and Shark Cage Diving approved and permits issued Invitation of applications for the allocation of permits published; Permits for BBWW and WSCD issued Invitation to apply for permits for BBWW and WSCD published in numerous newspapers and the DEA website ending 20July 2017 Queries responded to providing clarity on the allocation process published on the Department’s website. Permit applications lodged to the Department captured and available on a database Enhanced sector monitoring and evaluation State of Environment report on Oceans and Coasts published Annual report card on key and coasts indicators compiled Annual report card on key Ocean and coasts indicators compiled Key Indicators and lead authors for report card identified Topics and Contribution Titles towards the Report Card have been identified with a list of various contributors/ authors. Oceans and Coasts Monitoring and evaluation programme developed and implemented Water Quality Report of the Port St Johns developed National Oceans & Coasts Water Quality Monitoring Programme implemented in 9 priority areas for 3 Coastal provinces Water Quality Monitoring Programme implemented in 9 priority for 3 Coastal provinces and quarterly reports compiled KZN: Consultation with the KZN Department of environmental affairs and coastal municipalities undertaken to identify potential areas for monitoring:Tugela, Mvoti, Richards Bay, Umlazi and Margate. Sampling of other Coastal Provinces by the National Pollution Laboratory is costly and time consuming for travelling. Collaborative Partnership between the National Pollution Laboratory, Coastal Municipalities and other Departments is being sought for for sampling and analysis.
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