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MPA Forum 2016
25th-27th October 2016
List of MPAs under management:
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Helderberg Marine Protected Area
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Management successes:
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Rationalisation of staff resources towards the management
of the MPA:
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Four City staff managing the MPA
Cleaning and removal of rubbish from the MPA:
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30 bags of refuse as well as several tyres removed
(ERMD staff)
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Removal of Whale carcass
Management Plan incorporated into the City’s Coastal
Management Programme (ICM Act)
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Permission from DEA to alocate budget for once – off
capital expenditure towards cost of new patrol vessel.
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City funded 4x4 vehicle purchased
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Regular law enforcement patrols conducted throughout
area (by foot and by boat)
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Stakeholder engagement through SEAL (Somerset West Site
Environmental Advisory Liaison Group) forum
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Engagement with Film Industry re filming in MPA’s
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Two adjacent Blue Flag Beaches & Blue Flag Marina
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Environmental Education Programmes & Awareness
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Key challenges/Needs:
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Operational
- Internal (City) budget limitations
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Social
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Pollution from the Lourens and Eerste Rivers
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Boundaries of the MPA defined by position of river mouths – confusion (public) over
where regulations become applicable
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Events applications:
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Film shoots (access with vehicles, fires, private property abutting MPA, national
key point)
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Walking Cheetahs on the beach…
Economic
- No revenue generating activities for the MPA
- Disenfranchised people within the MPA
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Environmental
- Establish a biodiversity inventory of the MPA
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Filming in Cape Town
Streamlining
compliance
7800 shoots
Guidelines
Training & awareness
51% in WC/ daily
budget of 870 000;
turnover of 1.4 billion
(fmg 2016)
No of shoots
Industry engagement
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Rezonation/Expansion Plans:
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Currently no rezonation/expansion plans for the MPA
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Coastal Economic & Spatial Development Framework being developed
– Assessment of existing and proposed coastal projects city-wide
– Development of a CESDF for enhancing the socio-economic and
environmental potential of the City’s coast
– Promote informed and strategic decision making city-wide
– Inform aquaculture proposals that consider broader socio-economic and
environmental issues
– Medium - long term planning (currently absent from a purely coastal
perspective)
– In relation to the MPA: inform development and activities being proposed
in the Helderberg area.
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2016 Priorities:
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Management
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City Marine and Coastal Law Enforcement Unit established: engaging with SAPS,
DAFF, SANParks for collaborative law enforcement operations.
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Organise more beach cleaning events with the nearby community
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Open discussions with Denel to contribute towards the management costs of the
MPA.
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Obtain Blue Flag Status for adjacent Beaches
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Conduct environmental education programmes in region
Training
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City staff members to undergo MPA/coastal management related courses
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Skippers license and 4x4 training
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Together with DAFF, City will be hosting FCO training for staff.
Research
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Develop and implement a research and monitoring programme for the MPA and
develop a partnership with a local university to run this programme.
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Thank You
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