OCEANS STRATEGY FOR SOUTH AFRICA

AN OCEANS STRATEGY FOR SA 19/02/10

SA – MARITIME NATION Gateway to Southern Ocean & Antarctica Indian, Atlantic & Southern Ocean Commercial, recreational, subsistence & aquaculture Educational, research & industrial capacity Acceded to UNCLOS & other international instruments

South Africa: A state in a vast ocean

Extensive Exclusive Economic Zone: Largely unexplored (courtesy of Petroleum Agency SA)

ROLE OF DEA Custodian of Air Water Biodiversity Coastal space Ocean space Lead agent/coordinate development of oceans strategy

PROBLEM STATEMENT “Collective” National interest & strategy not defined A relatively untapped national opportunity for job & wealth creation Poor coordination of effort Navy; Geoscience; DST; DoT; CSIR etc

WHAT IS REQUIRED Vision Strategy Towards the people of South Africa realising the total value of the oceans space

MODELS Australia 1998 China 1998 Norway 2002 Canada 2002 Brazil 2005 Portugal 2007 United Kingdom 2007

SAMPLE FRAMEWORK (UK) Introduction Why it matters What needs to be changed What needs to be done Geographic scope

SAMPLE FRAMEWORK CONT. Integration between land and sea Environmental data & information Quality data for decision making From data to information for planning over a range of time scales Valuing and discounting over time the opportunity costs of selecting one form of ocean use over another (eg. marine protected areas vs mineral extraction) 19/02/10

SAMPLE FRAMEWORK CONT. Planning in the marine environment Create a strategic marine planning system Human activities & infrastructure Aquaculture Bioprospecting Dredging Fisheries 19/02/10

SAMPLE FRAMEWORK CONT. Planning in the marine environment Create a strategic marine planning system Natural resources, features & processes Biodiversity Climate change Ecol & physico-chem processes Marine conservation zones 19/02/10

SAMPLE FRAMEWORK CONT. Licensing activities Marine conservation e.g oil, gas, minerals, carbon capture & storage Marine conservation Institutional structures

CONCLUSION Realising opportunity & ensuring sustainability of The oceans ability to provide goods and services nation: Weather & climate (coastal development & agriculture) Transport (sea trade (ports & harbours)) Tourism Mining, pharmaceuticals & fisheries Recreational, social & cultural heritage

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