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OCEAN ECONOMY

OCEAN ECONOMY. PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS OCEAN ECONOMY:. PRESENTATION OUTLINE. 1) Introduction : Ocean Economy 2 ) Introduction: Ocean Economy Focus Areas 3 ) Ocean Economy 4) Ocean Economy Focus Area Progress. WHAT IS OCEAN ECONOMY.

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OCEAN ECONOMY

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  1. OCEAN ECONOMY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS OCEAN ECONOMY:

  2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE 1) Introduction: Ocean Economy 2) Introduction: Ocean Economy Focus Areas 3) Ocean Economy 4) Ocean Economy Focus Area Progress

  3. WHAT IS OCEAN ECONOMY • Policy development in 2014 • Assessment of contribution to - GDP • Detailed planning - all stakeholders

  4. OCEAN ECONOMY MANAGEMENT • Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Monitoring & evaluation of implementation • Department of Environmental Affairs Coordination and reporting

  5. OCEAN ECONOMY FOOTPRINT

  6. OCEAN ECONOMY • Oceans Economy launched 2014. • Key achievements to date: • Investments amounting to approx. R17 billion. • About 4 903 jobs have been created. • Economist appointed to verify.

  7. OCEAN ECONOMY INITIATIVES

  8. Marine Transport and Manufacturing

  9. INITIATIVESKey examples recommended for MTM

  10. INITIATIVES Key examples recommended for MTM

  11. SOUTH AFRICA HAS EIGHT MAJOR COMMERCIAL PORTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH

  12. MTM ACHIEVEMENTS Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) Investment opportunities of R7 billion for new and existing port infrastructure. • TNPA called for proposal for Offshore Supply Base at the Port of Saldanha: • New Berth 205 and the Extension of the Quay at Mossgas – Port of Saldahna Bay

  13. MTM ACHIEVEMENTS • Floating Dock for ship repair capacity at the Port of Richards Bay (Initiative 7) • Boat building facility at the Port of East London (Initiative 8) • Liquid Bulk Terminal at Island View and Port of Durban. • TNPA for the Durban cruise Terminal and Cape Town terminal

  14. MARINE TRANSPORT AND MANUFACTURING ACHIEVEMENTS New 90 ton boat hoist

  15. MARINE TRANSPORT AND MANUFACTURING HIGHLIGHTS Manufacturing: South Africa Shipyards in the Port of Durban building 7 tugboats. 2 new vessels, the Aogatowa and the Aukwatowa built in the Port of Cape Town.

  16. INITIATIVESKey initiatives have been identified for offshore oil and gas exploration

  17. OFFSHORE OIL & GAS - POTENTIAL Source: http://www.petroleumagencysa.com/

  18. OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION ACHIEVEMENTS The DEA, DoE and DPE have entered into a co-funding agreement to fund the Strategic Environmental Assessment for the phased gas pipeline network. The DMR issued fifteen (15) licenses for exploration. The construction of the Burgan Fuel Storage Facility in the Port of Cape Town progressing to 220 construction jobs. Joint industry-government emergency response team established. The International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Fund paid by the Department of Transport

  19. KEY EXAMPLES RECOMMENDED FOR AQUACULTURE

  20. AQUACULTURE KEY ACHIEVEMENTS Aquaculture focus area exceeded expectations - thirty two (32) aquaculture projects initiated: • Ten projects in production phase (R338 million • Government investment of R106 million - 521 realised and committed jobs. • The projected increase in production related to investment is 2901 tons – a 175 tons.

  21. AQUACULTURE PROJECTS ACHIEVEMENTS The Aquaculture Bill is currently under review by the state law advisors. The Aquaculture Interdepartmental Authorisations Committee operational

  22. INITIATIVES10 key initiatives have been proposed to achieve these targets

  23. MPG OCEAN GOVERNANCEOCEAN PROTECTION: ACHIEVEMENTS Marine Saptial Planning • Draft Marine Spatial Bill gazetted public comments in March 2016 • Comments were collated and the Bill was revised Marine Spatial Planning Framework was gazetted for public comments in August 2016. • Comments collated and studied Alignment of the MSP Bill and Framework

  24. SMALL HARBOURS DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS • Small Harbour Lab to commence in 2016: renewal of the existing twelve proclaimed fishing harbours; • The development of three non- proclaimed priority harbours. • Thirteen projects have been identified. • Enormous potential for enhanced integrated local economic development.

  25. IN CONCLUSION 1. MTM Significant progress has been made both with new and existing project 2. OIL AND GAS Progress has been made in environment related initiatives 3. ACQUACULTURE Progress has been made in environment related initiatives 4. MPG Significance progress has been made with most initiatives

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