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SIMONSTOWN AREA Cape Point Lighthouse (Western Boundary); the Eastern Boundary is a line drawn south through waypoint 1. 34°21.333'S 34°04.620'S 18°30.00'E 18°36.00'E 1 Permit GORDON'S BAY AREA East of a line drawn due south (true bearing) through (WP1) (Western Boundary). The Eastern boundary is a line due south (true bearing) through Cape Hangklip lighthouse. 34°04.620'S 34°23.199'S 18°36.000'E 18°49.662'E 1 Permit CLOSED AREA WITHIN SIMONSTOWN AREA: SAND RIVER MOUTH TO MILLERS POINT RUNNING 1 NAUTICAL MILE OFFSHORE Inshore of a line joining the following waypoints: Sand River Mouth (Land) (Waypoint 1) 34°06.35'S 18°28.60'E Sand River Mouth (Offshore) (Waypoint 2) 34°07.20'S 18°29.00'E Off Glencairn quarry (Waypoint 3) 34°09.10'S 18°27.70'E Roman Rock Lighthouse (Waypoint 4) 34°10.86'S 18°27.65'E Off Boulders Beach (Waypoint 5) 34°12.50'S 18°28.80'E Off Millers Point, I nm (Waypoint 6) 34°13.90'S 18°29.80'E Millers Point (Land) (Waypoint 7) 34°13.90'S 18°28.55'E CLOSED AREA BETWEEN GORDON'S BAY AND OVERBERGSTRAND AREA Cape Hangklip Lighthouse (Western Boundary) to Die Mond (Eastern Boundary) 34°23.199'S 34°20.668'S 18°49.662'E 19°00.00'E OVERBERGSTRAND SUBAREA 1 Die Mond due south (Western Boundary) to the West of a line joining the following waypoints (Eastern Boundary): 34°20.668'S 19°00.00'E 1 Permit The Westcliff Beacon (Waypoint 1) 34°25.782'S 19°13.768'E Offshore 1 Sopiesklip (Waypoint 2) 34°29.65'S 19°16.80'E Offshore 2 Sopiesklip (Waypoint 3) 34°33.3108'S 19°11.8194'E And a line drawn due South (True bearing) from waypoint 3 CLOSED AREA (BETWEEN OVERBERGSTRAND SUBAREA 1 AND OVERBERGSTRAND SUBAREA 2) WALKER BAY WHALE SANCTUARY OVERBERGSTRAND SUBAREA 2 Inshore of a line joining the following waypoints: The Westcliff Beacon (Waypoint 1) 34°25.782'S 19°13.768'E Offshore 1 Sopiesklip (Waypoint 2) 34°29.65'S 19°16.80'E Sopiesklip onshore (Waypoint 3) 34°27.199'S 19°20.119'E East of a line (Western Boundary) joining the following waypoints: Sopiesklip onshore (Waypoint 1) 34°27.199'S 19°20.119'E Sopiesklip offshore 1 (Waypoint 2) 34°29.65'S 19°16.80'E Sopiesklip offshore2 (Waypoint 3) 34°29.7234'S 19°16.7022'E Sopiesklip offshore 3 (Waypoint 4) 34°33.3108'S 19°11.8194'E And a line drawn due South (True bearing) from waypoint 4 and the the Eastern Boundary is a line due South (true bearing) through Danger Point Lighthouse 1 Permit 97
OVERBERGSTRAND ROVING AREA 3 (ALTERNATING WEEKLY BETWEEN SUBAREA 1 AND SUBAREA 2) The third (roving) Overbergstrand permit holder will operate withion Subarea 1 and subarea 2 alternately, fo0r a period of 1 (ONE) week within each subarea. This alternating timetable is to be stipulated and will run for the entire period of the permit. Transit from Hermanus Harbour to Overbergstrand subarea 2 is to be by means of a no-stopping transit corridor (see below). 34°37.769'S 19°18.133'E 1 Permit NO STOPPING TRANSIT CORRIDOR FOR ROVING PERMIT 3 TO OVERBERGSTRAND BBWW SUBAREA 2 CLOSED AREA WITHIN OVERBERGSTRAND SUBAREA2: DIE KELDERS TO GANSBAAI HARBOUR Transit corridor from Hermanus Harbour to Overbergstrand subarea 2: Within the boundaries of a line joining the following waypoints: The Westcliff Beacon (Waypoint 1) 34°25.782'S 19°13.768'E Offshore 1 Sopiesklip (Waypoint 2) 34°29.65'S 19°16.80'E Offshore 2 Sopiesklip (Waypoint 3) 34°29.7234'S 19°16.7022'E Onshore Hermanus Harbour (Waypoint 4) 34°25.8534'S 19°13.6716'E Inshore of a line joining the following waypoints: Die Kelders (Waypoint 1) 34°33.28'S 19°21.927'E Offshore Die Kelders, 1 nm (Waypoint 2) 34°32.60'S 19°20.90'E Offshore New Harbour Gansbaai, 1nm 34°34.60'S 19°19.400'E (Waypoint 3) New Harbour Gansbaai (Waypoint 4) 34°35.118'S 19°20.488'E KLEINBAAI AREA Danger Point Lighthouse (Western Boundary) to Quoin Point Lighthouse (Eastern Boundary) 34°37.769'S 34°46.802'S 19°18.133'E 19°38.384'E 1 Permit CLOSED AREA (BETWEEN KLEINBAAI AND STRUISBAAI/ARNISTO N AREA) Quoin Point Lighthouse (Western Boundary) to Cape Agulhas Lighthouse (Eastern Boundary) 34°46.802'S 34°49.758'S 19°38.384'E 20°00.579'E STRUISBAAI/ ARNISTON AREA CLOSED AREA (BETWEEN STRUISBAAI/ARNISTO N AND MOSSELBAY AREA) Cape Agulhas Lighthouse (Western Boundary) to Skipskop onshore (waypoint 1) and then extending due south (true bearing) through waypoint 1. The Western boundary Skipskop onshore to Dana Bay, Pinnacle Point (Eastern Boundary) 34°49.758'S 34°34.938'S 34°34.938'S 34°12.534'S 20°00.579'E 20°21.8898'E 20°21.8898'E 22°05.486'E 1 Permit MOSSELBAY AREA Dana Bay, Pinnacle Point (Western Boundary) to Groot Brak River mouth (Eastern Boundary) 34°12.534'S 34°03.396'S 22°05.486'E 22°14.443'E 1 Permit CLOSED AREA (BETWEEN MOSSELBAY AND KNYSNA AREA) Groot Brak River mouth (Western Boundary) to Gericke Point (Eastern Boundary) 34°03.396'S 34°02.248'S 22°14.443'E 22°45.842'E KNYSNA AREA Gericke Point (Western Boundary) to 2nm West of Robberg Peninsula (Eastern Boundary on land) 34°02.248'S 34°06.203'S 22°45.842'E 23°00.096'E 1 Permit 98
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BOAT-BASED WHALE WATCHING IN SOUTH
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owners, who felt that a smaller, fa
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION..
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1. INTRODUCTION The whale watching
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the main whale watching season. All
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3. WHALE WATCHING: AN INTERNATIONAL
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location. Most cetaceans spend the
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3.2 South Africa in perspective Boa
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Table 3.3 excludes countries where
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west coast up to February or March
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The designated areas also include a
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5. PERMIT-HOLDER CHARACTERISTICS, S
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The majority of permitted operators
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Two very large boats excluded, a ty
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November. This is probably due to a
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holder, with a total of just over 3
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Based on rack rates and the estimat
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5.12 What determines success Based
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impact along the Garden Route, anot
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100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20
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6.2 Western Cape The Western Cape P
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Equipment and infrastructure The fu
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around 30 to 35 passengers were per
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advertising material which offered
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generally variable in their length,
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Non-permitted activity One dedicate
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