Location
Key Information
TYPE
Fisheries Management Area
DESIGNATION
High Seas Management Area
LOCATED IN
Angola, EU, Iceland, Namibia, Norway, Republic of Korea, South Africa, United Kingdom, USA
High Seas / International
AREA
| 505,291 km2 | MARINE AREA |
| 505,291 km2 | TOTAL AREA i |
MANAGED BY
South East Atlantic Fisheries Organization
LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)
Marine life removal is mostly prohibited, with few exceptions, e.g., very limited or relatively non-intrusive recreational/sport or subsistence fishing
DATA SOURCE(S)
Boundary: ProtectedSeas (Boundary Digitized Using Best Available Data)
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Last updated on 03 August 2021.
Purpose
To prevent significant adverse impacts of bottom fishing activities on vulnerable marine ecosystems (VME) that, based on the best available scientific information, are known or likely to occur in the Convention Area.
Species of Concern: Multiple
Regulations Summary
Restrictions
These areas are closed to all fishing activities, with one exception.
Allowed
Pots and set longlines are permitted in the area closure to the south of Valdivia Bank.