Cape Town - The Western Cape stands to get seven more Marine Protected Areas that will enhance biodiversity, fisheries management, tourism and research in the region. Minister of Environmental ...

Cape Town - Only 5% of South Africa’s ocean space is a marine protected area and concerned environmentalists across the Western Cape are campaigning for more marine areas to become protected due ...

The federal government has committed to protecting five per cent of marine and coastal areas by 2017 and 10 cent by 2020. St. Anns Bank will make up 0.08 per cent of Canada's targets, Westhead said.

St. Anns Bank off Cape Breton Island has been declared an Marine Protected Area to conserve and protect the habitats and species in the area, including the endangered leatherback turtle.

Marine life is rapidly declining and urgent action is needed to protect it – one such action being the establishment of marine protected areas (MPA). In the build-up to MPA Day on 1 August ...