Very interesting . . . Any expert advice/comment?
With a Steel Plant, gas-powered power plant and a phosphate mine in the picture, the waters of the Langebaan Lagoon and Saldanha Bay is BETTER for aquaculture projects? It will be detrimental to the Knysna Estuary, but NOT to the Langebaan Lagoon? Am I missing something here?
“They said that the estuary’s water was completely safe, but since August 2014, oyster farming had not been permitted in Knysna. Mgwadlamba said even though oyster farming could certainly have a positive economic and social impact on Knysna, it was detrimental to the Knysna Estuary.
“A risk assessment was conducted to assess the potential for permitting oyster farming in the Knysna Estuary. Objectives from the Garden Route National Park management plan were extracted and used in the analysis. The thirty objectives assessed were of an environmental, social and economic nature. The assessment produced a negative score. Despite the potential social and economic benefits which provided for positive points, the negative environmental impacts outweighed them.”
”http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/…/Oysters-not-cultivated-h
Also read:
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) proposes to establish a sea-based Aquaculture Development Zone (ADZ) in Saldanha Bay, which is intended to attract and incentivise investment in the sector, provide marine aquaculture services, manage the risks associated with aquaculture and provide skills development and employment for coastal communities.
SRK Consulting was appointed to develop a framework for the Saldanha Bay ADZ (together with CapMarine) and undertake the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process required in terms of the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998, as amended (NEMA) and the EIA Regulations, 2014.
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Issue date: 26 February 2016
Tags: oyster farming
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