The Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area (MPA) officially comes into effect tomorrow - Thursday 1 August. It is one of three new MPAs within South African National Parks (SANParks) which were gazetted by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on 23 May 2019. The other two are the Robben Island MPA (to be managed by Table Mountain National Park) and the Namaqua National Park MPA, which form part of 20 new national MPAs. This declaration was the culmination of many years of … [Read more...] about Addo MPA Official from Tomorrow
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Restricted Activities in the Addo MPA
The newly expanded area of the Addo Marine Protected Area (MPA) comes into effect on 1 August 2019. From that date SANPARKS rangers in the employ of Addo Elephant National Park (AENP) will be policing the newly declared Marine Protected Area. Essentially the area stretches from Bird Island to just short of the Nqura Harbour Wall and includes all islands in Algoa Bay. The area also includes the navigable reaches of the Sundays River. Staff from the Addo Elephant National Park have hosted … [Read more...] about Restricted Activities in the Addo MPA
MPA’s Increase Protection for our Marine Environment
The gazetting of a network of 20 new representative Operation Phakisa: Oceans Economy Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has increased South Africa’s marine ecosystem area under protection in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The Addo Elephant National Park MPA encompasses the Algoa Bay section of the Eastern Cape coastline, including peripheries and was established as Great Whites and Whales frequent its waters, with large colonies of Cape Gannets and African Penguins on Bird Island … [Read more...] about MPA’s Increase Protection for our Marine Environment
Fish Farm could still be headed for Algoa Bay
This morning the Addo National Parks addressed interested citizens at the public participation meeting in respect of extensions to the Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area. The justification for an extension to South Africa's Marine Protected Areas came from Alan Boyd who said; "MPA's currently cover less than 0.5% of South Africa's Exclusive Economic Zone which is in total contrast to the over 8% of land being protected." Boyd noted that aquaculture requires less wave action … [Read more...] about Fish Farm could still be headed for Algoa Bay
