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Addo Elephant Marine Protected Area (Bird Island / St Croix Restricted zones)

Prohibited zonemarine protected area (no-take / restricted zones)

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Addo Elephant Marine Protected Area (Bird Island / St Croix Restricted zones).

Algoa Bay MPA that replaced and expanded the former Bird Island Marine Reserve, declared under the NEM: Protected Areas Act (Government Gazette 42478/42479 of 2019) and managed by SANParks. It contains the Bird Island Offshore Restricted Zone (BIORZ, around the Bird, Seal, Stag and Black Rocks islands), the St Croix Island Offshore Restricted Zone (StCORZ, around the St Croix island group), the Sundays Inshore Restricted Zone and other Restricted Zones that are no-take areas where fishing, including spearfishing, is prohibited — indeed the gazette expressly bans even possession of a speargun in the BIORZ and SIRZ.

On the coast

Location

Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.

33.8405°S, 26.2867°E

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

Before you dive

License for South Africa

Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.

License requiredvia Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)

Apply and pay online via https://www.fishing.dffe.gov.za, or at an office/outlet authorised by the Minister. Available to anyone 12 years or older. Permit must be available for inspection while fishing.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · fishing.dffe.gov.za

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