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Environment and Conservation Events Cancelled

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Know Your Bays, clean-ups and hacks cancelled

With reference to the National State of Disaster on COVID-19 as declared by President Ramaphosa on Sunday 15 March 2020, all Know Your Bays, WESSA beach clean ups and alien hacks will be suspended until further notice.

However, there are many actions that can still be taken, even in these difficult times. Importantly, the plans for the proposal for the Aquaculture Development Zone in Algoa Bay have been approved by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fishery (DEFF). WESSA Algoa Bay Branch intends to lodge an appeal against the plans of a fish farm off the northern beaches (between Nqgura harbour and St Croix island), as the commercial cage fishing would not be a sustainable development practice within this biodiversity hotspot. If you would like to lodge an appeal yourself or contribute, please see the message below.

“If you are a registered interested and affected party (you would have received an e-mail from the EAP – Anchor Environmental – recently informing you of the decision), please consider submitting your OWN appeal before close of business on Thursday 19 March 2020. We need as many persons to submit original appeals as is possible.

SANCCOB has an auction event this Friday 20 March at Grass Roof, which is still taking place at this stage. This fundraiser is a fantastic opportunity to contribute towards the conservation of the endangered African Penguin and other seabirds in Algoa Bay. Tickets are R250 per person, book your place by sending your details to michelle@sanccob.co.za or margot@sanccob.co.za (https://www.facebook.com/events/2798979850196281/)

The African Marine Waste Network is organising webinars open to the public interested to learn about different aspect of the plastic issue. This Thursday 19 March 15:30, Amy Brooks, National Geographic expedition team member, will talk about “The global trade of plastic waste and the myth of “away””. If you would like to book a spot and/or register for future webinars, please email webinars@sstafrica.org.za

The public is encouraged to continue personal actions, such as beach clean-ups, alien clearing, recycling, doing eco-bricks, etc. In these troubled times, we need to practice ubuntu more than ever, including environmental ubuntu.

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Alan Straton

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