Marine and Coastal Management, RSA

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Marine and Coastal Management, RSA

• Training and Capacity Building Needs

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MCM Organisational Chart
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Objective Research, Antarctica Islands

• To advise on, and promote, the sustainable
  utilisation of coastal and living marine
  resources and the conservation of marine and
  coastal ecosystems by conducting and supporting
  appropriate research

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RD Strategy

• Marine Science
• Building growing Aquaculture
• Leading Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries
• Leading Oceanography/Remote Sensing
• Developing selling Survey capability
• Leading and driving Large Marine Ecosystem
  programmes (BENEFIT, BCLME, SWIOFP)
• Establishing and managing Marine Protected Areas

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RD Strategy (contd)

• New Fisheries
• Octopus
• Tuna longline
• White mussel
• Expanding fisheries
• Red-eye (under investigation)
• Horse mackerel (industry collaboration)
• Selling our achievements R, AI
• Communication strategy
• Transformation and BEE
• Meeting objectives of transformation plan

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RD Actions 2004/5

• Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF)
• BCLME EAF and Top Predators Projects
• Review of fisheries (mid 2004)
• EAF implementation plans for major fisheries (end
  2005)
• Implement EAF in pelagic fishery (end 2004)
• Implementation of Aquaculture Institute
• Develop strategy (mid 2004)
• Negotiate partnerships (end 2004)
• Establish Institute (CoE) within MCM (early 2005)

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RD Actions 2004/5

• Ecotourism Strategic Plan (early 2005)
• Improve understanding of E. Coast marine
  ecosystem
• SWIOFP (in initiation phase)
• Coelacanth programme (increase outputs)
• Whale surveys
• Outsourcing of provincial research to ORI, KZN
  wildlife, E.C. Universities

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RD Actions 2004/5

• Subsistence Fisheries Develop assessment
  approaches for data-deficient fisheries (end
  2004)
• Routine Assessment of all TAC/TAE resources
  (ongoing)

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RD objectives How do we get there?

• Appointment training of 30 new scientific staff
• Implement Career ladders
• Research Reviews (DST international)
• Location and structural options
• New inshore research vessel

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Antarctica Islands

• Strategy Managing SAs Strategic interests in
  the Antarctic and Southern Ocean
• Research MOU with DST (June 2004)
• Research strategic Plan (Dec 2004)
• Implement new research programme (early 2005)
• Marion I. Base construction (2007)
• Develop Antarctic Gateway concept
• ATCM meeting in Cape Town

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Objectives Resource Management

• To facilitate and regulate sustainable and
  equitable development and utilisation of marine
  living resources
• To optimise the sustainable use of SAs coastal
  resources

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ALLOCATION OF RIGHTS FOR
CONSUMPTIVE AND NON CONSUMPTIVE USE

• Allocate rights to 21 existing commercial
  fisheries
• Allocate rights to new fisheries (large pelagics,
  octopus, east of hangklip rock lobster)
• Allocate rights to non consumptive users (Boat
  based whale watching, shark cage diving, scuba
  diving).
• Allocate rights to subsistence fishers in new
  areas

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DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES AND NATURAL RESOURCE
INFORMATION SYSTEMS

• Develop sector plans and establish resource
  management working groups for existing and new
  fisheries
• Develop policy and OMPs for eco-tourism in
  marine sector
• Promulgate and implement the Protected Areas Act,
  Biodiversity Act and Coastal Management Act
• Develop information management systems for
  biodiversity, marine and coastal management
• Develop policy on BEE in fishing industry

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COASTAL MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

• Implement 4x4 regulations and report on
  monitoring of biological impact of 4x4 vehicles
• Implement Coastal and Marine awareness Education
  and Training program
• Development of sustainable coastal livelihoods
  program
• Optimal management of South African Coastal
  resources
• National expansion of blue flag campaign

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NEPAD ISSUES

• Alignment of WSSD outcomes and NEPAD
• Development of SADC fishing protocol
• Expansion of Blue flag campaign to SADC region
• Play a leading role in the South East Atlantic
  Fisheries Organisation Commission (SEAFO)
• Implement or support regional projects in
  tourism, environment and marine issues

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MCS Objective

• To attain optimal levels of compliance by
  adopting the principles of deterrence and
  prevention

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Natural resources information system for
effective monitoring

• MAC Recreational
• MAC Commercial
• MCS database
• MOUs with SABS and Customs and Excise

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Participatory Co-Management and Equitable
Utilisation of resources

• Appointment of honorary fishery control officers
  from members of coastal communities involved in
  fishing

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Reduction of Illegal and unsustainable use of
natural resourcs

• IUU Fishing
• SADC declaration on IUU Fishing
• Support for Environmental Courts
• RFMO requirements
• Enforcement and compliance partnerships
• New MPAs
• Operation Neptune

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Reduction of Illegal and unsustainable use of
natural resources

• Education
• Publicise MCS actions in the field of enforcement
  and monitoring
• Publicise the rationale for regulating natural
  resources
• Ensure that our FCOs are at all times conversant
  with best practice in MCS and our laws and
  obligations

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Reduction of illegal and unsustainable use of
natural resources

• Regulatory law capacity
• Forensic Auditing
• Patrol vessels
• VMS Upgrade
• Strengthen Serious Offences Unit

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Resource Management Needs

• Day-today Fisheries Management
• Short-term courses (1-2 wks intensive training,
  exchange programmes)
• Medium-term (3-12 months coursework, exchange
  programmes)
• Longer-term (1-3 yrs, post-graduate up to D
  level)

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Resource Management Needs

• Basic Training
• Background understanding
• Globally, regionally, nationally
• Fisheries management, research, compliance,
  economics

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Resource Management Needs

• Specialized training in disciplines
• Resource managers in pelagic, demersal, inshore
  resources (inc. effort management) 15
• Fisheries economics social sciences/anthropolog
  y 10
• Integrated Coastal Management 7
• Marine pollution management 8
• Development/management of subsistence fisheries 8
• Policy Development 20
• Non-consumptive resources management 10
• Management training (negotiation, writing,
  presentation, conflict management, PR) 30

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RD Needs

• Fisheries Stock assessment 10
• Fisheries Surveys 10
• Fish Ageing histology 10
• Mariculture 20
• Oceanography Biological, Physical Chemical 15
• Ecotourism (n.c. resources) research 10
• Quantitative ecology 5
• Marine Taxonomy 5
• Fisheries economics socio-economics research 10
• Database managers 5
• Technical support/engineering (inc.diving, o/s
  ops.) 20

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MCS needs

• Basic training of compliance officers (SADC)110
• Training of monitors 100
• MCS Investigative course at the SAP College
  (includes middle management training)110
• Safety, Skippers Training Inspection at Sea
  110
• Advanced 4x4 training 110
• Weapons handling 110
• PR 110
• Investigative Monitoring Surveillance
  Techniques 10