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Sarah Baartman District Municipality Coastal Management Programme A Coastal Management Programme for the Sarah Baartman District Municipality (Draft) October 2019 Project Title: A Coastal Management Programme for the Sarah Baartman District Municipality (Draft for Public Review) Program prepared by : CEN Integrated Environmental Management Unit 36 River Road Walmer, Port Elizabeth. 6070 South Africa Phone (041) 581-2983 • Fax 086 504 2549 E-mail: [email protected] For: Sarah Baartman District Municipality Table of Contents Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 List of Tables .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 List of Acronyms ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 A Coastal Management Programme for the Sarah Baartman District Municipality - Overview................................................................. 11 Scope of the CMPr ............................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Spatial Aspects of the Coastal Zone ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 Defining the Coastal Zone of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality used in the CMPr ................................................................... 15 Structure of the CMPr ........................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Summary Description of the Biophysical and Socio-Economic Environment of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality Coastal Zone .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Key Pressures / Risks to the Coastal Zone ........................................................................................................................................... 34 Principles and Values, and a Vision for the Sarah Baartman District Municipality Coastal Zone .......................................................... 40 Priority Areas, Objectives and Recommendations for Coastal Zone Management ............................................................................... 44 Identifying ‘priority areas for management’ ........................................................................................................................................ 44 Objectives per priority area ............................................................................................................................................................... 49 Management Recommendations and Implementation Strategies ..................................................................................................... 50 Appendix 1: The Public Participation Process .......................................................................................................................................... 51 Approach to Public Participation ........................................................................................................................................................... 51 Public Workshops and stakeholder meetings .................................................................................................................................... 52 Stakeholder engagement throughout the process ............................................................................................................................. 52 Review of the Draft Coastal Management Program .......................................................................................................................... 53 Appendix 2: Description and Assessment of the Coastal Zone with Management Recommendations – Methodology and Approach .... 54 Identifying ‘priority areas for implementation’ ........................................................................................................................................ 54 Recommendations and Implementation Strategies .............................................................................................................................. 57 Appendix 3: Koukamma Local Municipality .............................................................................................................................................. 58 Overview of the coastal zone ................................................................................................................................................................ 58 Segment 1A: Bloukrans River mouth to the Groot River mouth (Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area) ................................................ 60 Segment 1B: East of Groot River mouth to south-east of Tsitsikamma River mouth ............................................................................ 79 Management Recommendations for the Koukamma LM Coastal Zone ................................................................................................ 92 Appendix 4: Kouga Local Municipality .................................................................................................................................................... 117 Overview of the coastal zone .............................................................................................................................................................. 117 Natural, archaeological and cultural diversity and resource management ...................................................................................... 117 Coastal Pollution ............................................................................................................................................................................. 130 Coastal Development ...................................................................................................................................................................... 130 Segment 2A: East of the Tsitsikamma River mouth to the western border of the Cape St Francis Settlement .................................. 133 Segment 2B: The western border of Cape St Francis Settlement to Romazini Valley ........................................................................ 146 Segment 2C: Romazini Valley to the south-western edge of Paradise Beach .................................................................................... 155 Segment 2D: Western edge of Paradise Beach to north of Marina Martinique ................................................................................... 171 Segment 2E: North of Marina Martinique to Noorsekloof Road .......................................................................................................... 183 Segment 2F: Noorsekloof Road to south-western edge of Kabeljous estuary mouth ......................................................................... 197 Segment 2G: South-western edge of Kabeljous estuary mouth to western edge of Gamtoos River mouth ....................................... 208 Segment 2H: Western edge of Gamtoos River mouth to Van Stadens River mouth .......................................................................... 215 Management Recommendations for the Kouga Local Municipality .................................................................................................... 224 Appendix 5: Sundays River Valley Local Municipality ............................................................................................................................ 263 Overview of the coastal zone .............................................................................................................................................................. 263 Segment 3: Sundays River mouth to the western border of Canon Rocks ......................................................................................... 265 Management Recommendations for the Sundays River Valley Local Municipality Coastal Zone ....................................................... 284 Appendix 6: Ndlambe Local Municipality ................................................................................................................................................ 304 Overview of the coastal zone .............................................................................................................................................................. 304 Natural, archaeological and cultural diversity and resource management ...................................................................................... 304 Coastal Pollution ............................................................................................................................................................................. 315 Coastal Development .....................................................................................................................................................................
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