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Orange Shelf Edge Marine Protected Area
The Orange Shelf Edge Marine Protected Area is an offshore conservation region near the edge of the continental shelf in the exclusive economic zone of South Africa off the north coast of the Northern Cape province.
The Marine Protected Area (MPA) protects a section of seabed that according to records has never been trawled.
A marine protected area is defined by the IUCN as "A clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values".
Due the region not having been affected by fishing, it may allow studying an undisturbed underwater ecosystem and develop sustainable fisheries that maintain ecological balance.
The MPA is off the Northern Cape in the 250 to 1,500 m (820 to 4,920 ft) depth region of the continental slope, about 95 nautical miles northwest of Port Nolloth, and comprises three separate areas. The protected areas include the water column, sea bed and subsoil inside the boundaries. Two of the areas have their northwestern boundary on the boundary between the EEZ of South Africa and the EEZ of Namibia. The protected area of ocean is about 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi).
Orange Shelf Edge area 1 is bounded by:
Orange Shelf Edge area 2 is bounded by:
Orange Shelf Edge area 3 is bounded by:
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Orange Shelf Edge Marine Protected Area
The Orange Shelf Edge Marine Protected Area is an offshore conservation region near the edge of the continental shelf in the exclusive economic zone of South Africa off the north coast of the Northern Cape province.
The Marine Protected Area (MPA) protects a section of seabed that according to records has never been trawled.
A marine protected area is defined by the IUCN as "A clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values".
Due the region not having been affected by fishing, it may allow studying an undisturbed underwater ecosystem and develop sustainable fisheries that maintain ecological balance.
The MPA is off the Northern Cape in the 250 to 1,500 m (820 to 4,920 ft) depth region of the continental slope, about 95 nautical miles northwest of Port Nolloth, and comprises three separate areas. The protected areas include the water column, sea bed and subsoil inside the boundaries. Two of the areas have their northwestern boundary on the boundary between the EEZ of South Africa and the EEZ of Namibia. The protected area of ocean is about 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi).
Orange Shelf Edge area 1 is bounded by:
Orange Shelf Edge area 2 is bounded by:
Orange Shelf Edge area 3 is bounded by: