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Protected Areas Act (57/2003): Childs Bank Marine Protected
Area

Reproduced by Sabinet Online in terms of Government Printer s Copyright Authority No. 10507 dated 02 February 1998 GOVERNMENT NOTICE NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS STAATSKOERANT 3 FEBRUARIE 2016 No. 39646 23 No. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS 2016 NO. R. 97 03 FEBRUARY 2016 R. 97 Protected Areas Act 57/2003   Childs Bank Marine Protected Area 39646 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT  PROTECTED AREAS ACT 2003 ACT NO. 57 OF 2003 DRAFT NOTICE DECLARING THE CHILDS BANK MARINE PROTECTED AREA UNDER SECTION 22A OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT  PROTECTED AREAS ACT 2003 ACT NO. 57 OF 2003 I Bomo Edith Edna Molewa Minister of Environmental Affairs hereby publish for public comment the intention to declare under section 22A of the National Environmental Management  Protected Areas Act 2003 Act No. 57 of 2003 the Childs Bank Marine Protected Area as set out in the Schedule hereto. Any person who wishes to submit representations or comments in connection with the proposed declaration is invited to do so within 90 days from the date of publication in the Government Gazette and by no later than 16h00 on the last day. Comments received after this time may not be considered. All representations and comments must be submitted in writing to the Deputy Director-General of the Department of Environmental Affairs Branch Oceans and Coasts  By post to  The Deputy Director-General Environmental Affairs Oceans and Coasts Attention  Xola Mkefe P.O Box 52126 V and A Waterfront Cape Town 8002 By hand  East Pier Building 2 East Pier Road V&A Waterfront Cape Town By e-mail to  MPARegs@environment.gov.za Enquiries  Xola Mkefe 021 819 2466 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za Reproduced by Sabinet Online in terms of Government Printer s Copyright Authority No. 10507 dated 02 February 1998 24 No. 39646 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 3 FEBRUARY 2016 SCHEDULE All geographic co-ordinates are determined in accordance with the WGS 84 datum and all bearings are true bearings as set out in Annexure 1 hereto. Boundaries of the Marine Protected Area The Childs Bank Marine Protected Area in the Northern Cape is an offshore Marine Protected Area in the 180 m to 450 m depth range lying approximately 70 nautical miles east of Hondeklipbaai. The Child s Bank Marine Protected Area is bounded by a series of straight lines sequentially joining the following five coordinates  A 40 30 S 15 36 E B 40 30 S 16 0 E C 31 0 S 16 0 E D 31 0 S 15 45 E and E 31 54 S 15 36 E. The area includes the sea bed water column and subsoil within these boundaries. Purpose The purpose for declaring this Marine Protected Area is  a To contribute to a national and global representative system of marine protected areas by providing protection to the benthic ecosystems of the outer shelf and shelf edge of this region b to conserve and protect the Childs Bank feature and associated ecosystems including cold water coral colonies c to conserve and protect the biodiversity and ecological processes associated with these ecosystems and d to protect and provide an appropriate reference environment for research and monitoring particularly research on fisheries impacts and recovery. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za Reproduced by Sabinet Online in terms of Government Printer s Copyright Authority No. 10507 dated 02 February 1998 STAATSKOERANT 3 FEBRUARIE 2016 No. 39646 25 Annexure 1  15 30'0 "E 16 0'0 "E 16 30'0 "E 17 0'0 "E 17 30'0 "E Proposed Childs Bank Marine Protected Areas Swartlintjies Hondeklipbaai Spoeg Groenriviersmond -200 m Groen -100 R So 15 30'0 "E 16 0'0 "E 16 30'0 "E 17 0'0 "E 17 30'0"E Co ordinates Estuaries Latitude Longitude Corner name Degrees Minutes Degrees Minutes Proposed zonation A 30 40.000 15 36.000 Controlled B 30 40.000 16 0.000 C 31 0.000 16 0.000 D 31 0.000 15 45.000 5 10 20 Nautical Miles E 31 54.000 15 36.000 I i i i I Figure1. The proposed boundaries for the Childs Bank Marine Protected Area. Table1. The exact geographic coordinates WGS 84 of points A-E in Fig 1. Corner X East Y South X East X East Y Y name Decimal Decimal Degrees Minutes South South Degrees Degrees Degrees Minutes A 15.6000 -30.6667 15 36.000 30 40.000 B 16.0000 -30.6667 16 0.000 30 40.000 C 16.0000 -31.0000 16 0.000 31 0.000 D 15.7500 -31.0000 15 45.000 31 0.000 E 15.6000 -30.9000 15 36.000 31 54.000 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za

DEPARTMENT OF EN VIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
    
    NO. R. 97
    
    03 FEBRUARY 2016
    
    NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: PROTECTED AREAS ACT, 2003
    
    (ACT NO. 57 OF 2003)
    
    DRAFT NOTICE DECLARING THE CHILDS BANK MARINE PROTECTED AREA UNDER
SECTION 22A OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: PROTECTED AREAS
ACT, 2003 (ACT NO. 57 OF 2003)
    
    I, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister of Environmental Affairs, hereby
publish for public comment, the intention to declare under section 22A of
the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No.
57 of 2003), the Childs Bank Marine Protected Area as set out in the
Schedule hereto.
    
    Any person who wishes to submit representations or comments in
connection with the proposed declaration is invited to do so within 90
days from the date of publication in the Government Gazette and by no
later than 16h00 on the last day. Comments received after this time may
not be considered. All representations and comments must be submitted in
writing to the Deputy Director-General of the Department of Environmental
Affairs, Branch Oceans and Coasts:
    
By post to:          The Deputy Director-General
                     Environmental Affairs
                     Oceans and Coasts
                     Attention: Xola Mkefe
                     P.O Box 52126
                     V and A Waterfront, Cape Town
                     8002
By hand:             East Pier Building 2, East Pier Road, V&A
                     Waterfront, Cape Town
By e-mail to:        MPARegs@environment.gov.za
Enquiries:           Xola Mkefe 021 819 2466
    
    (Signed)
    BOMO EDITH EDNA MOLEWA
    MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
    
    SCHEDULE
    
    All geographic co-ordinates are determined in accordance with the WGS
84 datum, and all bearings are true bearings as set out in Annexure 1
hereto.
    
    Boundaries of the Marine Protected Area
    
    The Childs Bank Marine Protected Area in the Northern Cape is an
offshore Marine Protected Area in the 180 m to 450 m depth range lying
approximately 70 nautical miles east of Hondeklipbaai. The Child's Bank
Marine Protected Area is bounded by a series of straight lines
sequentially joining the following five coordinates: (A) 40° 30' S,
15° 36'E; (B) 40° 30' S, 16° 0' E; (C) 31° 0' S 16°
0' E; (D) 31° 0' S, 15° 45'E; and (E) 31° 54' S, 15°
36'E. The area includes the sea bed, water column and subsoil within
these boundaries.
    
    Purpose
    
    The purpose for declaring this Marine Protected Area is:
    
    (a) To contribute to a national and global representative system of
        marine protected areas by providing protection to the benthic
        ecosystems of the outer shelf and shelf edge of this region;
    
    (b) to conserve and protect the Childs Bank feature and associated
        ecosystems including cold water coral colonies;
    
    (c) to conserve and protect the biodiversity and ecological processes
        associated with these ecosystems; and
    
    (d) to protect and provide an appropriate reference environment for
        research and monitoring particularly research on fisheries
        impacts and recovery.
    
    Annexure 1:
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    Figure 1. The proposed boundaries for the Childs Bank Marine
Protected Area.
    
    
    Table 1. The exact geographic coordinates (WGS 84) of points A-E in
Fig 1.
    
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Corner      X (East)     Y (South)     X (East)
name        Decimal      Decimal       Degrees
            Degrees      Degrees
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A           15.6000      -30.6667      15
B           16.0000      -30.6667      16
C           16.0000      -31.0000      16
D           15.7500      -31.0000      15
E           15.6000      -30.9000      15
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X (East)    Y (South)    Y (South)
Minutes     Degrees      Minutes
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36.000      30           40.000
0.000       30           40.000
0.000       31           0.000
45.000      31           0.000
36.000      31           54.000
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Protected Areas Act (57/2003): Childs Bank Marine Protected Area