Centre for Environmental Rights – Advancing Environmental Rights in South Africa

• Marine Living Resources Amendment Act, No. 5 of 2014 (commenced on 8 March 2016)

• Marine Living Resources Amendment Bill [ B30 of 2013] (now passed as an Act)

• MLRA Regulations (2 September 1998) (see also the amendments to the regulations published on 1 December 2017)
• Regulations for the management of wild abalone (1 February 2008)
• Regulations for the management of boat based whale watching and the protection of turtles (4 July 2008)
• Regulations for the management of white shark cage diving (4 July 2008)
• Regulations for the fishing for sharks in the estuary of the Breede River (15 February 2013)
• Regulations of a prohibition on fishing at night in the estuary of the Breede River (18 November 2013)
• Regulations Relating to Small-Scale Fishing (8 March 2016)

• Transfer of administration and powers and functions entrusted by legislation to certain cabinet members in terms of section 97 of the Constitution (31 May 2013)
• Recognition of the Kalk Bay Historical Fishers as an interest group in terms of section 8 of the Act (27 February 2015)
• Duration of Small-Scale Fishing Rights (16 September 2016)
• Notice of establishment of the Consultative Advisory Forum and call for nominations (24 November 2017)
  • Second notice of establishment of the Consultative Advisory Forum for Marine Living Resources and invitation for nominations for members of the Forum (7 September 2018) – notice withdrawn on 2 August 2019
  • Invitation to interested parties to nominate suitable persons to serve as members of the Consultative Advisory Forum (2 August 2019)
• Recognition of the East of Hangklip Lobster Association as an interest Group in terms of section 8 (28 June 2019)
• Recognition of the Nearshore Crayfishers Association as an interest group in terms of section 8 (19 July 2019)

Notices of declaration 

• Castel Rock, Betty’s Bay, De Hoop, Goukamma, Robberg, Sardiania Bay, Dwesa-Cwebe, Hluleka, Mkambati, Trafalgar, St Lucia, Maputaland, Langebaan Lagoon, Sixteen Mile Beach, Malgas, Jutten Island, Helderberg and Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Areas (29 December 2000)
• Walker Bay Whale Sanctuary Marine Protected Area (29 May 2001)
• Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area (4 June 2004)
• Bird Island Group Marine Protected Area (4 June 2004)
• Pondoland Marine Protected Area (4 June 2004)
• Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area (4 June 2004)
• Stilbaai Marine Protected Area (17 October 2008)
• Amathole Marine Protected Area (16 September 2011)
• Prince Edward Island Marine Protected Area (21 June 2013)

Regulations for the management of marine protected areas 

• Stilbaai Marine Protected Area (17 October 2008)
• Amathole Marine Protected Area (16 September 2011)
• Prince Edward Island Marine Protected Area (21 June 2013)

• Proposed Regulations relating to Small-Scale Fishing (second call for comments)
• Draft policy on boat-based dolphin and whale watching (17 February 2017)
• Draft policy on white shark cage diving (17 February 2017) (extension for comments granted on 10 March 2017)
• Invitation for comments on the proposed resource split in the traditional linefish and squid fishing sectors and invitations for comments on the proposal to classify white mussel, oysters and hake handline fishing as small-scale fishing species (13 May 2019) – Withdrawn on 2 August 2019