MARINE PROTECTED AREAS

Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Langebaan Lagoon is divided into three zones. Recreational fishing is allowed in the northern-most zone (Zone C), north of a line joining Beacons LB4, in Kraal Bay, and LB3, at Oesterwal.

Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected Area
No fishing from the shore is allowed in the area between Plankies and Rooipan se Klippe (near Yzerfontein).

Malgas Island, Jutten Island and Marcus Island Marine Protected Areas
No fishing is allowed along the shores of these islands.

Castle Rock Marine Protected Area
No fishing is allowed in the area between Bakoven Rock (south of Miller’s Point at beacon VB1) and Bobbejaanklip (south of Partridge Point at beacon VB2), extending one nautical mile seawards from the high-water mark.

Helderberg Marine Protected Area
No fishing is allowed between the mouth of the Eerste River and the mouth of the Lourens River in False Bay, extending 500m seawards from the high-water mark.

Betty’s Bay Marine Protected Area
Only shore angling (and no other type of fishing) is allowed between beacon B1 at Stoney Point and beacon B4, to the east of Jock-se-baai, extending two nautical miles seawards from the high-water mark.

De Hoop Marine Protected Area
No fishing is allowed between beacon DH1 at Still Bay Point and beacon DH2 between Rys Point and Skipskop, extending three nautical miles seawards from the high-water mark.

Goukamma Marine Protected Area
Only shore angling (and no other type of fishing) is allowed between Portion 1 of the farm Walker’s Point at Buffels Bay and the western boundary of the Goukamma Nature Reserve, extending two nautical miles seawards from the high-water mark.

Robberg Marine Protected Area
No fishing is allowed in a rectangular area surrounding the Robberg Peninsula between the latitudes 34°04’.916S and 34°07’.633S and the longitudes 023°22’.300E and 023°25’.967E, although shore angling is allowed.

Tsitsikamma National Park (includes the Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area)
No fishing is allowed between Groot River at Oubos to Groot River at Nature’s Valley, extending three nautical miles sea-wards from the high-water mark.

Sardinia Bay Marine Protected Area
No fishing is allowed between beacon PECR1 near Schoenmakerskop and beacon PECR2 near Bushy Park, extending one nautical mile seawards from the high-water mark.

Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area
No fishing is allowed between the western bank of the mouth of the Suku River (in the District of Elliotdale) and Human’s Rock (in the district of Willowvale), including the tidal portion of the Mbashe River, extending six nautical miles seawards of the high-water mark.

HluIeka Marine Protected Area
No fishing is allowed adjacent to the Hluleka Nature Reserve (in the Ngqeleni District), extending six nautical miles seawards from the high-water mark.

Mkambati Marine Protected Area
No fishing is allowed between the eastern bank of the mouth of the Mtentu River and the western bank
of the mouth of the Msikaba River, including the tidal portions of these two rivers.

Trafalgar Marine Protected Area
Only shore angling and fishing for pelagic bony fish (and no other type of fishing) is allowed between beacon N1 south of Centre Rocks and beacon N2 opposite the southern boundary of the Mpenjati Resort, extending 500 m seawards from the high-water mark.

The Greater St Lucia Wetland Park (includes St Lucia and Maputaland Marine Protected Areas)

St Lucia Marine Protected Area extends from beacon N3 north of Ngoboseleni Stream to beacon N4 south of Cap Vidal, and extends three nautical miles seawards from the high-water mark. No fishing is allowed in the Sanctuary Zone between beacon N5 at Red Cliffs and beacon N6 at Leven Point, extending three nautical miles due east from the high-water mark. In the Restricted Zones which lie to the north of beacon N5 at Red Cliffs and to the south of beacon N6 at Leven Point, respectively, shore anglers may catch fish, and skiboat anglers and spearfishers may catch pelagic bony fish.

Maputaland Marine Protected Area extends from beacon N7 at the Moçambique border to beacon N3 north of Ngoboseleni Stream, extending three nautical miles seawards from the high-water mark.

No fishing is allowed in the Sanctuary Zone between the beacon N8 at Boteler Point and beacon N9 500m south of Dog Point, extending three nautical miles due east from the high-water mark.

No fishing is allowed in the Sanctuary Zone between the beacon N7 at the Moçambique border and the beacon N13, extending three nautical miles due east from the high-water mark, except that shore angling is allowed north of beacon N27, which lies 2 km south of the mouth of the Kosi Lakes.

In the Restricted Zones between beacon N13 and beacon N8 and between beacon N9 and beacon N3 shore anglers may catch fish, and skiboat anglers and spearfishers may catch pelagic bony fish.

CLOSED AREAS

St Helena Bay
No rock lobster may be caught between Stompneus Point and beacons SHBE/DR at Wilde Varkens Valley (near Doctor’s Reef), extending six nautical miles seawards from the high-water mark.

No rock lobster may be caught between Shell Bay Point and Stompneus Point, extending three nautical miles seawards from the high-water mark.

Saldanha Bay
No rock lobster may be caught between North Head and South Head (the entire Saldanha Bay).

Table Bay
No rock lobster may be caught between Melkbos Point (beacon MB1) and Die Josie (near Chapman’s Peak - beacon MB2), extending 12 nautical miles seawards from the high-water mark.

Cape of Good Hope
No fishing is allowed between Schuster Bay (Scarborough) and Cape Point lighthouse, extending 500 m seawards from the high-water mark, except that shore angling and the catching of rock lobster and abalone is allowed between Hoek van Bobbejaan to the Cape Point lighthouse.

Fish Hoek
Only shore angling is allowed (and no other type of fishing) between the start of Jager’s Walk at Fish Hoek to Elsebaai at Glencairn Beach, extending 500 m seawards from the high-water mark.

St James
No fishing is allowed between St James Station and Kalk Bay Station, extending 500 m seawards from the high-water mark.

Muizenberg
Only shore angling is allowed (and no other type of fishing) between Neptune’s Corner at Muizenberg Station to St James Station, extending 500 m seawards from the high-water mark.

Strand
Only shore angling (and no other type of fishing) is allowed between the mouth of the Lourens River, and the eastern breakwater of the harbour at Gordon’s Bay, extending 500 m seawards.

Mudge Point
Only shore angling and the catching of rock lobster and abalone is allowed between the western limit of the Hawston harbour and the eastern limit of the Frans Senekal Reserve, extending 100 m seawards from the high-water mark.

Onrus River
Only shore angling (and no other type of fishing) is allowed inside Harderbaai north of a line
drawn between the beacons at Van der Riet Hoek (OR1) and Marine Drive Point (OR2) respectively.

Hermanus
Only shore angling (and no other type of fishing) is allowed between the beacons at Kraal Rock (HR1), Walker Bay, and Rietfontein (HR2), Hermanus, extending 500 m seawards from the high-water mark

Dyer Island
Only shore angling (and no other type of fishing) is allowed at Dyer Island, in an area extending two nautical miles seawards from the high-water mark.

East London
Only fishing from the shore is allowed in the following three areas near East London:
(i) between Nahoon Point and Gonubie Point, extending three nautical miles seawards from the high-water mark,
(ii) between Christmas Rock and Gxulu River mouth extending three nautical miles seawards from the high-water mark, and
(iii) between Nyara River mouth and Great Kei River mouth, extending three nautical miles seawards from the high-water mark.

Durban
Fishing for invertebrates is not allowed in the area between the line drawn 145° from the south breakwater of Durban Harbour and another line drawn 145° from the mouth of the Umgeni river, extending three nautical miles from the high-water mark.

For more information phone: (021) 402-3911 or consult the Amended Regulations (R24 of 14 January 2000) in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998