1. Branch Oceans and Coasts
1 August 2013

2. The Branch Oceans & Coasts Promote Manage and provide strategic leadership on ocean and coasts conservation
CD: Ocean Conservation
CD: Integrated Coastal Management
CD: Oceans & Coasts Research
CD: Specialist Monitoring Services

3. Priorities 1/2 Ocean Policy White Paper The SA Blue Economy Strategy
The SA Antarctic Gateway concept
Marine Protected Area Expansion Strategy
Assess the effectiveness of MPAs
National Estuarine Management Protocol
Mapping & Describing the coastal area status quo

4. Priorities 2/2
Developing criteria for the assessment of coastal discharge permits - pipelines
Moving towards implementing spatial planning in oceans and coasts
Developing and monitoring indicators
Developing several areas of human and technical competence
Currently undertaking second recruitment drive (first focussed on Coastal Management)

5. Ocean and Coasts Research Ocean and Coasts Specialist Monitoring
Focus of the Work
Ocean Conservation
Integrated Coastal Management
Define types of environmental risks arising from the ocean
Describe range and frequency of risks
Define areas of opportunity for expansion of existing marine resources
Describe areas of opportunity for new & emerging marine resources
Develop policy and Plan responses (with relevant partners) to opportunities and threats.
Ocean and Coasts Research
Ocean and Coasts Specialist Monitoring

6. Thank you