Marine Living Resources Act: Declaration of Prince Edward Islands Marine Protected Area Notice (No. R. 426 of 2013)
Made 2013-06-21 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- English
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- Regulation
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- South Africa
- Subjects
- Wild species and ecosystems
- Keywords
- marine protected areas, protected area, zoning, protection of habitats, biodiversity
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MARINE LIVING RESOURCES ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 18 OF 1998) DECLARATION OF THE PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS MARINE PROTECTED AREA I, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, hereby declare, in terms of section 43(1) of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998), the areas set out in the Schedule hereto to be a marine protected area. BOMO DNA MOLEWA MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS STAATSKOERANT, 21 JUNIE 2013 No. 36575 13 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za No. 426 21 June 2013 SCHEDULE Boundaries of the Marine Protected Area The Prince Edward Islands Marine Protected Area is the area within the polygon bounded by lines sequentially joining the points 1,2,3,4,5,6,19,17,16, 15, 14, 13,12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7 and back to 1. The lines shall be straight lines with the exception of between points 6, 19 and 17; and between 12 and 13; and 1 and 7, where they shall be curved to follow the boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone as shown in Figure 1. The exact co-ordinates of the points are given in Table 1. 45°S 50°S CCAMLR Boundary SIR 20 ,,4 9 13, raj e PEI 15 \\11 12*" fw. 14 0 Prince Edward Islands EEZ 18 19 ;17 3"E 40°E Fig. 1. The boundaries for the Prince Edward Islands Marine Protected Area. Table 1. The exact geographic coordinates (WGS 84) of points 1-22 in Fig. 1 12 nm Sanctuary Zone Restricted Zones Controlled Zones Point South Latitude Degrees Minutes East Longitude Degrees Minutes Point South Latitude Degrees Minutes East Longitude Degrees Minutes 1 43 34 34 56 12 49 16 34 3 2 44 10 35 35 13 50 14 35 36 3 45 6 36 36 14 49 20 36 35 4 46 6 37 42 15 47 57 38 7 5 46 6 38 44 16 46 42 41 48 6 44 50 42 27 17 46 42 43 2 7 44 30 33 44 18 45 46 41 48 8 45 16 34 35 19 45 46 42 53 9 46 12 35 36 20 46 6 37 3 10 47 3 36 31 21 47 21 37 3 11 48 2 35 25 22 47 21 38 44 14 No. 36575 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21 JUNE 2013 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za