Location
Key Information
| 1,547,576 km2 | MARINE AREA |
| 1,547,576 km2 | TOTAL AREA i |
Boundary: Flanders Marine Institute (2019). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Maritime Boundaries and Exclusive Economic Zones (200NM), version 11. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/. (Unmodified)
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Purpose
To establish national maritime boundaries.
Species of Concern: multiple
Regulations Summary
Restrictions
South Africa has sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of these waters. In addition to the follopwing restrictions, other fishing restrictions, including bag limits, seasons, and size restrictions apply:
- No person shall use, permit to be used, or attempt to use any explosive, fire-arm, poison or other noxious substance for the purpose of killing, stunning, disabling or catching fish, or of in any way rendering fish to be caught more easily; or carry or have in his or her possession or control any explosive, fire-arm, poison or other noxious substance for any of the purposes.
- Except on the authority of a permit issued by the Minister: no vessel shall be used for or to assist in any driftnet fishing activities; no person shall engage or assist in any driftnet fishing activities; and no person on board a local fishing vessel or a foreign fishing vessel in respect of which a foreign fishing vessel licence has been issued, shall be in possession of a driftnet or part thereof.
- Gear on board any foreign fishing vessel for which a foreign fishing vessel licence has not been issued shall be stowed in the prescribed manner while the vessel is within South African waters.
Please consult the local fishing laws, some of which are referenced on this page, for more information.
Allowed
Please consult local laws for information on allowed activities.