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19th April 2013

  

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Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has formally declared the Prince Edward Islands to be South Africa’s first offshore Marine Protected Area (MPA). The sub-Antarctic islands, comprising Prince Edward and Marion, contain vast populations of seals and seabirds, which use the islands to breed and moult. The MPA comprises three types of zones: a 12 nautical-mile sanctuary zone; four restricted zones, in which fishing effort is limited; and a controlled zone, linking the four restricted areas. Shown above is McNish Bay on the south coast of Prince Edward Island, which reportedly typifies much of the steep, rugged nature of the islands’ coasts.

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