ECPTA PRESENTATION October 2016 by V. Mapiya

Achievements Pondoland – (90km x 10 nautical miles offshore) Hluleka – 4.5km x 6 nautical miles offshore) Dwesa/Cwebe – (14km x 6 nautical miles offshore) Amathole – (44km x 3 nautical miles offshore)

Biodiversity & Heritage Reserve Clusters Biodiversity & Heritage Marine & Coastal Game Management & Recreation

Current No. of Officials MPA PERSONNEL Position Current No. of Officials New Organogram MPA Managers 4 MPA Officers 3 5 Field Rangers 12 MPA technician 1 MPA Ecologist TOTAL 13 23

COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT Joint Law Enforcement patrols are done in collaboration with other law enforcement Institutions Boat patrols are done – weather permits Relations with Justice Forums and SAPS at Dwesa, Hluleka, Amathole and Pondoland is improving and this has been through MPA awareness programmes Warnings, fines and court cases have been effected

Road blocks

Joint Law Enforcement

EE AND AWARENESS CAREER Expo Schools Competitions & schools visits to MPAs Marine Day Celebrations with the DEDEAT Coastal Cleanup Campaigns Pondoland MPA brochure developed Permanent appointment of Community Liaison officers

Career Expo

Pondoland Career Expo

Hluleka Cleanup Campaign

RE-ZONATION & EXPANSION OF MPAs Dwesa-Cwebe rezonation – After several meetings and engagements held with Dwesa/Cwebe communities together with other interested/affected parties, with all processes the Dwesa/Cwebe rezoning was finally gazetted Opening for fishing started on the 1st of December 2015. Operation Phakisa – Amathole Off-shore expansion. Public participation done with a positive spirit from the MPA users

CHALLENGES Shortage of MPA staff is still a big challenge in all 4 MPAs Insufficient funding for management of MPAs especially that Dwesa-Cwebe will have to be monitored for the re-zoned areas for fishing Poaching with fish trawlers still a challenge within MPAs Sand mining around our MPAs Dwesa-Cwebe rezonation challenged by Community legal advisers Boat launching sites

PROGRESS ON ISSUES Dwesa Issue going to court Difficulties to engage DMR Shortage of staff addressed through New organogram BUT still needs funding

END…….. THANK YOU!!!!