| 2022 |
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| Date |
Description |
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| 04 August 2022 |
Addendum to the general published reasons for the decisions on the allocation of fishing rights and quantum in the hake longline Fishery: 2021/22 [PDF - 851.26 kb]
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| 29 July 2022 |
Public consultation on draft white paper on conservation and sustainable use of South Africa’s biodiversity to take place between 3 and 12 August 2022
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| 28 July 2022 |
Integrated consultations for small-scale fishers and coastal communities
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| 11 July 2022 |
National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) Proposed Regulations Pertaining to Financial Provisioning for Mitigation and Rehabilitation of Environmental Damage Caused by reconnaissance, prospecting, exploration, mining, or production [G47112-GoN2272]
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| 11 July 2022 |
National Environment Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998) Proposed regulation pertaining to the exploration and production on onshore oil and gas requiring hydraulic fracturing [G47112 – GoN 2273
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| 17 June 2022 |
South Africa’s second National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks (NPOA-Sharks II) [PDF - 3.2 mb] |
| 27 May 2022 |
Letter of consent or objections – Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA): publications for FRAP2021/2022 applications forms of all FRAP applicants. [PDF - 461.23 kb] |
| 20 May 2022 |
Opening of decentralised centres for submission of appeals on the fishing rights allocation process (FRAP) online system in the: demersal shark longline, hake deepsea trawl, hake longline, KwaZulu-Natal crustacean prawn trawl, small pelagic (sardines and anchovy), south coast rock lobster, squid, traditional linefish and tuna pole-line in terms of section 80 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 Of 1998) [PDF - 120.82 kb]
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| 16 May 2022 |
FRAP2021 scoring spreadsheets
Squid fishery
Small pelagic (anchovy)
Small pelagic (sardine)
South coast rock lobster (SCRL) fishery
Demersal shark fishery
Tuna pole-line fishery
KwaZulu-Natal crustacean trawl fishery
Hake deep-sea trawl fishery
Hake long-line fishery
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| 12 May 2022 |
National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998): Notice of intention to establish a national environmental consultative and advisory forum in the terms of section 3A of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) to advise the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on matters arising from the application for the suspension and postponement of compliance with minimum emission standards and the applications for the issuance of provisional atmospheric emission licences [G 46355 – GoN 2076]
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| 25 April 2022 |
Invitation for stakeholders to submit proposals for consideration during the 19th meeting of the conference of the parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
No proposals for species included in the recommendations of the High-Level Panel on the review of policies and regulations relating to elephant, lion, leopard and rhino should be submitted.
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| 04 April 2022 |
Submission of appeals on the Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP) online system in the demersal shark longline, hake deepsea trawl, hake longline, KwaZulu-Natal crustacean prawn trawl, small pelagic (sardines and anchovy), south coast rock lobster, squid, traditional linefish and tuna poleline in terms of section 80 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)
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| 30 March 2022 |
Weighting
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| 11 March 2022 |
Exemption granted from the provisions of Section 13 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No.18 of 1998) (MLRF) to commercial fishing rights holders whose rights were granted on 28 February 2022 and other relevant persons specified more fully herein. |
| 07 March 2022 |
Report on the FRAP2020/21 assessment stage
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| 28 February 2022 |
General published reasons for the decisions on the allocation of fishing rights 2021/2022
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| 24 February 2022 |
Use of motorised equipment for recreational angling: drones and remotely operated devices and/or vehicles
The purpose of this public notice is to alert recreational anglers and suppliers of fishing equipment that the department intends to rigorously enforce the regulations that govern recreational angling and ensure offenders are prosecuted and sentences accordingly. The department will also seize the various illegal devices used and upon any successful conviction will seek an order from the court to have these devices forfeited to the state.
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| 02 February 2022 |
Hake Inshore Trawl Appeal Decisions and Provisional Horse Mackerel Appeal Decisions and Scoresheets (link to SharePoint drive) |
| 25 January 2022 |
The minister, by way of a further public notice published on 11 January 2022, extended the opportunity for comment to all the applicants of all categories in the horse mackerel sector within 30 calendar days, as of 11 January 2022.
In order to enable applicants to formulate their comments and/or representations, the department has made viewing of appeal documentation electronically available, namely: the individual appeal decisions and appeal scoresheets, and the provisional appeals GPR. Download documents below:
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| 11 January 2022 |
The minister has extended the opportunity for all applicants in the horse mackerel fishery, including category A, B and C applicants, to make written representations as to why she (the minister) should not adopt the proposed quantum allocation methodology (QAM). Representations are required to be submitted by no later than 30 calendar days from the date of this notice.
Errata: Please be notified that the reference to 21 days in this notice is a typographical error. The correct wording is “All representations must be submitted in writing to cweber@dffe.gov.za within 30 calendar days from the date of this notice.” All representations submitted to cweber@dffe.gov.za, within the stipulated 30 calendar days period, will be accepted as having been timeously made.
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