South Africa | 4 new MPAs approved; will extend protection offshore from iSimangaliso Wetland NP

Durban - Cabinet has approved of all four applications for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) from KwaZulu-Natal.

Those off KZN are an offshore extension of the existing 5.6km boundary off the iSimangaliso Wetland National Park to include deeper waters beyond the shelf edge; the Thukela Banks as a new MPA off the Thukela mouth area; an extension of the Aliwal Shoal MPA; and a new MPA off Port Shepstone including the Protea Banks.

https://www.iol.co.za/ios/news/kzn-nets-4-new-protected-areas-as-cabinet-approves-applications-18247505