Notice Declaring the Stilbaai Marine Protected Area under Section 43 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (No. 1109 of 2008)

No. 1109 STAATSKOERANT, 17 OKTOBER 2008 No.31517 3 GOVERNMENT NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM 17 October 2008 MARINE UVING RESOURCES ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 18 OF 1998) NOTICE DECI.ARJNG THE STILBAAI MARINE PROTECI'ED AREA UNDER SECTION 43 OF THE MARINE LIVING RESOURCES ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 18 OF1998) Marthinus Christoffel Johannes van Schalk:wyk, the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, in terms of section 43(1) of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998), hereby declares the area to be a marine protected area as set out in the Schedule hereto. SCHEDULE Boundaries of the Marine Protected Area The Stilbaai Marine Protected Area is the area between Noordkapperspunt and Rietvleivywers, and includes the estuary of the Goukou River to a point 15 km upstream. The seaward boundaries are defined by two straight lines joining the following three points: (A) 34° 23' .963 S; 021 ° 24' .788 E (Noordkapperspunt); (B) 34° 23' .963 S; 021 ° 31.018'. E (A position 4.2 km offshore of Rietvleivywers); (C) 34° 21' .662 S; 021 ° 31'.018 E (Rietvleivywers). The landward boundary is defined by the high water mark as it mns from Noordkapperspunt (34° 23'.963 S; 021° 24'.788 E), along Skulpiesbaai, around Morris Point, through the harbour, along the western shore of the estuary to 34° 17'.792 S; 021 18'.592 approximately 15 km upstream, and then back along the eastern shore of the estuary to the mouth and from there to Rietvleivywers (34 ° 21'.662 S; 021° 31'.018 E).