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The designated areas also include a series of closed areas which correspond to recognised whale sanctuaries and other inshore areas in which operators may not enter for the purpose of tourist trips. Linked to these designated areas are a total of 26 permits. Each area officially corresponds to one permit, with the exception of Plettenberg Bay area in which two permits were allocated. Another unusual example exists in the case of the Overberg Subareas (Areas 7, 8 & 9), where a third “roving area” (Area 9) is recognised in addition to 2 normal areas (Area 7 & 8). This third permitted area requires the operator to alternate between two areas on a weekly basis during the whale season. These areas will hereafter be referred to by the numbers they are allocated in Figure 4.1, e.g. Lambert’s Bay Area will be Area 1. The majority of designated areas occur in the Western Cape (14), with KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape each having five areas plus one shared area (Area 20), hereafter discussed as part of KwaZulu-Natal (Table 4.2). The only designated areas with multiple permits allocated to them occur in the Western Cape, namely Area 14. It should be noted that another area, Area 6, also in the Western Cape, has been allocated 2 permits subsequent to the gazette notice as a result of an error in processing applications. Table 4.2. Table showing list of designated areas and the Area number to which they will be referred in the text. The maximum number of permits available in each areas as well as the number of those permits that have been allocated to permit holders are also shown. BBWW Area Name Maximum permits Permits allocated Western Cape 1 Lambert's Bay Area 1 2 St Helena Bay Area 1 3 Saldanha Bay Area 1 1 4 Cape Town Area 1 1 5 Simonstown Area 1 1 6 1 Gordon's Bay Area 2 2 7 Overbergstrand Subarea 1 1 1 8 Overbergstrand Subarea 2 1 1 9 2 Overbergstrand Roving Area 3 1 1 10 Kleinbaai Area 1 1 11 Struisbaai/ Arniston Area 1 1 12 Mosselbay Area 1 1 13 Knysna Area 1 1 14 Plettenberg Bay Area 2 2 Eastern Cape 15 Port Elizabeth Area 1 1 16 Woody Cape to Rocky Point Area 1 17 East London Area 1 18 Transkei Area 1 19 Port St Johns Area 1 1 KwaZulu-Natal 20 South Sand Bluff to Margate Area 1 21 Margate to Scottsburgh Area 1 1 22 Durban Area 1 23 Tugela River to Richards Bay Area 1 24 St Lucia to Cape Vidal Area 1 1 25 Sodwana Bay Area 1 1 this area was issued with 2 permits in 2004 due to an error in processing applications. 2 this area is a “virtual” area and involves using Areas 7 and 8 on alternate weeks during the season. 15
4.4 Permit charges Permit charges for boat-based whale watching were increased in September 2004 (Table 4.3). An initial once-off permit application fee of R7000 is charged. Annual permit fees are then based on passenger capacities registered with the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA). The initial categories of boats, carrying up to 10 passengers, are charged set fees. After this, permit fees are structured based on a base fee plus an additional fee of R1860 per registered passenger. The maximum possible fee is R29 300 for boats registered to carry 21 or more passengers. The renewal fee is R70. Table 4.3. Summary of fees payable for boat-based whale watching permit based on Government Notice No. 26750 of 31 August 2004. Registered Base fee Additional charge per person Total maximum fee passengers 5 or less n/a n/a R 3 240 6 to 10 n/a n/a R 6 400 11 - 20 R 6 400 R 1 860 R 8 260 – 25 000 21 or more n/a n/a R 29 300 16
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Page 10 and 11: 1. INTRODUCTION The whale watching
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Page 14 and 15: 3. WHALE WATCHING: AN INTERNATIONAL
Page 16 and 17: location. Most cetaceans spend the
Page 18 and 19: 3.2 South Africa in perspective Boa
Page 20 and 21: Table 3.3 excludes countries where
Page 22 and 23: west coast up to February or March
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Page 44 and 45: 6.2 Western Cape The Western Cape P
Page 46 and 47: Equipment and infrastructure The fu
Page 48 and 49: around 30 to 35 passengers were per
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Page 52 and 53: generally variable in their length,
Page 54 and 55: Non-permitted activity One dedicate
Page 56 and 57: Equipment, trip characteristics and
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Page 66 and 67: 6.5 Summary of legal and illegal ac
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The Cape Metro area is a major tour
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focused on harbour trips and until
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Wetland Park, Pondoland, the Greate
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8.3 The permit system, conditions a
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Monitoring will also be vital for e
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15. Data collected by operators and
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Woods-Ballard, A.J., Parsons, E.C.M
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11. APPENDIX 2. SUMMARY OF COMMERCI
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used for whale watching must be acc
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Both the National and state governm
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effort to be controlled through res
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not is broached several times each
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11.5 South America 11.5.1 Ecuador T
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The Dominican Republic has strict c
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12. APPENDIX 3: NOTIFICATION OF PER
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4. Applicants must be willing to si
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SIMONSTOWN AREA Cape Point Lighthou
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PLETTENBERG BAY AREA The Western Bo
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(iii) the extent to which the appli
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Table I. Rating of the whale resour
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