1. OCEANS STRATEGY FOR SOUTH AFRICA

2. AN OCEANS STRATEGY FOR SA
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3. 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

4. South Africa: A state in a vast ocean

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

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

7. 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

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

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

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

11. 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)
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12. SAMPLE FRAMEWORK CONT. Planning in the marine environment
Create a strategic marine planning system
Human activities & infrastructure
Aquaculture
Bioprospecting
Dredging
Fisheries
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13. 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
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14. SAMPLE FRAMEWORK CONT. Licensing activities Marine conservation
e.g oil, gas, minerals, carbon capture & storage
Marine conservation
Institutional structures

15. 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

16. THANK YOU