Marine Living Resources Act: Prince Edward Islands Marine Protected Area Notice (No. R. 251 of 2012)

MARINE LIVING RESOURCES ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 18 OF 1998) DECLARATION OF THE PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS MARINE PROTECTED AREA UNDER SECTION 43 OF THE MARINE LIVING RESOURCES ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 18 OF 1998) I, B.E.E.Molewa, the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, hereby in terms of section 43 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998) ("the Act") declare the areas in the Schedule to be a marine protected area for the purpose set out in the Schedule. Mrs B.E.E. Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs 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. 12 nm Sanctuary Zone Restricted Zones Controlled Zones 8 No. 36307 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5 APRIL 2013 GOVERNMENT NOTICES GOEWERMENTSKENNISGEWINGS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS DEPARTEMENT VAN OMGEWINGSAKE EN TOERISME No. 251 5 April 2013 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 Point South Latitude Degrees Minutes East Longitude Degrees Minutes Point South Latitude East Longitude Degrees Minutes 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 STAATSKOERANT, 5 APRIL 2013 No. 36307 9