OCEAN ACCOUNTS in South Africa
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Resources
Glossary of Terms
Relevant Laws and Acts
Publications
Reports
Media and Links
Metadata
Glossary of Terms
List of terms:
Relevant Laws and Acts
A list of marine laws and acts within the South African EEZ and associated documents in PDF are below (or can be found at Algoa Bay Project link here).
Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act, 1983 (Act 105 of 1983)
Antarctic Treaties Act, 1996 (Act 60 of 1996)
Application of Resolutions of the Security Council of the United Nations Act, 1993
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1986 (Act 1 of 1986)
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act 108 of 1996)
Cultural Institutions Act, 1998 (Act 119 of 1998)
Defence Act, 2002 (Act 42 of 2002);
Defence Amendment Act, 2010 (Act 22 of 2010)
Drug and Drug Trafficking Act, 1992 (Act 140 of 1992)
Dumping at Sea Control Act, 1980 (Act 73 of 1980) [Repealed]
Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act 73 of 1989) [Repealed]
Explosives Act, 2003 (Act 15 of 2003)
International Health Regulations Act, 1974 (Act 28 of 1974)
Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, 2005 (Act 13 of 2005)
International Trade Administration Act, 2002 (Act 71 of 2002)
Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act 18 of 1998)
Marine Living Resources Amendment Act, 2000 (Act 68 of 2000)
Marine Living Resources Amendment Act, 2014 (Act 5 of 2014)
Marine Pollution (Intervention) Act, 1987 (Act 64 of 1987)
Marine Traffic Act, 1981 (Act 2 of 1981)
Maritime Zones Act, 1994 (Act 15 of 1994)
Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability Convention) Act, 2013 (Act 25 of 2013)
Merchant Shipping (International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund) Act, 2013 (Act 24 of 2013)
Merchant Shipping (Safe Containers Convention) Act, 2011 (Act 10 of 2011)
Merchant Shipping Amendment Bill, 2013
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act 28 of 2002)
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, 2008 (Act 49 of 2008)
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill, 2013
National Environmental Management – Waste Act, 2008 (Act 59 of 2008)
National Environmental Management – Waste Amendment Act, 2014 (Act 26 of 2014)
National Environment Laws Amendment Act, 2009 (Act 14 of 2009)
National Environmental Management – Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act 39 of 2004)
National Environmental Management – Air Quality Amendment Act, 2014 (Act 20 of 2014)
National Environmental Management – Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act 10 of 2004)
National Environmental Management – Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act 24 of 2008)
National Environmental Management – Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act 57 of 2003)
National Environmental Management – Protected Areas Amendment Act, 2004 (Act 31 of 2004)
National Environmental Management – Protected Areas Amendment Act, 2009 (Act 15 of 2009)
National Environmental Management – Protected Areas Amendment Act, 2014 (Act 21 of 2014)
National Environmental Management – Waste Act, 2008 (Act 59 of 2008)
National Environmental Management – Waste Amendment Act, 2014 (Act 26 of 2014)
National Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2008 (Act 62 of 2008) National Environmental Management Laws Second Amendment Act, 2013 (Act 30 of 2013)
National Ports Act, 2005 (Act 12 of 2005)
Port of Ngqura Establishment Act, 1998 (Act 77 of 1998)
Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013 (Act 7 of 2013)
Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 1998 (Act 121 of 1998)
Prince Edward Islands Act, 1948 (Act 43 of 1948)
Sea Birds and Seals Protection Act, 1973 (Act 46 of 1973)
Sea Fishery Amendment Act, 1990 (Act 98 of 1990)
Sea Fishery Amendment Act, 1995 (Act 74 of 1995)
Sea Fishery Amendment, 1992 (Act 57 of 1992)
Ship Registration Act, 1998 (Act 58 of 1998)
Shipping General Amendment Act, 1997 (Act 23 of 1997)
South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Act, 2002 (Act 44 of 2002)
South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Amendment Act, 2013 (Act 5 of 2013)
South African Maritime Safety Authority Act, 1998 (Act 5 of 1998)
South African Maritime Safety Authority Levies Act, 1998 (Act 6 of 1998)
South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act 68 of 1995)
South African Weather Service Act, 2001 (Act 8 of 2001)
South African Weather Service Amendment Act, 2013 (Act 48 of 2013)
Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 (Act 16 of 2013)
Special Economic Zones Act, 2014 (Act 16 of 2014)
Tourism Act, 2014 (Act 3 of 2014)
Transport Agencies General Laws Amendment Act, 2007 (Act 42 of 2007)
Publications
WP6 Blue Carbon: Vulnerability to sea-level rise and the potential for restoration to enhance
blue carbon storage in salt marshes of an urban estuary. J.L. Raw, J.B. Adams , T.G. Bornman, T. Riddin, M.A. Vanderklift, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 260 (2021) 107495 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107495
Reports
WP2 Workshop 1 Report _Jan2021_Final
WP2 Workshop 2 Report _June2021_Final
WP2 Workshop 3 Report _Oct2021_Final
WP2 Workshop 4 Report _Apr2022_Final
WP2 OAF TechReport _Dec2021_v2
WP2 and WP3 BSU for the Ocean_Final-1
Media and Links
WP 4 Research Paper: Counting women? Gendered sustainability and inclusivity for an ocean accounting framework
WP5 Books:
https://www.langaa-rpcig.net/ocean-beings/
Metadata
All associated metadata can be found at the SAEON data catalogue. https://catalogue.saeon.ac.za/records
Useful Definitions
Ecosystem Integrity – the ecosystem’s capacity to maintain it’s characteristic composition, structure, functioning and self-organization over time within a natural range of variability. (Pimente & Edwards 2000)
Ecosystem Type – reflects a distinct set of abiotic and biotic components and their interactions. SEEA-EA offers an ET reference classification based on the IUCNs GET, and refined for country/region specific needs.
Ecosystem Condition –Is the quality of an ecosystem measured in terms of its biotic and abiotic characteristics.
Ecosystem Extent – Is the size of an ecosystem asset.
Ecosystem Services and Assets – are the contributions of ecosystems to the benefits that are used in economic and other human activity’s. Each ecosystem asset is classified to an Ecosystem Type.