• Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)
  • Notice No. 747 of 1998
  • Act
  • 1. Definitions
  • Chapter 1 : Introductory Provisions
    • 2. Objectives and principles
    • 3. Application of Act
    • 4. Conflict with other Acts
  • Chapter 2 : Administration
    • 5. Establishment of Forum
    • 6. Functions of Forum
    • 7. Composition of Forum
    • 8. Industrial bodies and interest groups
    • 9. Fishery control officers and honorary marine conservation officers
    • 10. Marine Living Resources Fund
    • 11. Appropriation of Fund
    • 12. Register
    • 13. Permits
  • Chapter 3 : Management of Marine Living Resources
    • Part 1 : Fisheries Planning
      • 14. Determination of allowable catches and applied effort
      • 15. Fisheries management areas
      • 16. Emergency measures
      • 17. Priority fishing areas
    • Part 2 : Local Fishing
      • 18. Granting of rights
      • 19. Subsistence Fishing
      • 20. Recreational Fishing
    • Part 3 : Commercial Fishing
      • 21. Commercial Fishing
      • 22. Leasing of rights
    • Part 4 : General Local Matters
      • 23. Local fishing vessel licence
      • 24. Reduction of rights
      • 25. Fees
      • 26. Recovery of interest and fees
      • 27. Fishing harbours
      • 28. Cancellation and suspension of rights, licences and permits
    • Part 5 : Fisheries Transformation Council
      • 29. Establishment of Fisheries Transformation Council
      • 30. Main object of Council
      • 31. Allocation of rights to and by Council
      • 32. Powers of Council
      • 33. Management and control
      • 34. Composition of Council
      • 35. Staff
      • 36. Reporting
      • 37. Abolishment of Council
    • Part 6 : Foreign Fishing
      • 38. International agreements
      • 39. Foreign fishing vessel licences
    • Part 7 : High Seas Fishing
      • 40. Prohibition of high seas fishing
      • 41. High seas licences
      • 42. Implementation of international conservation and management measures
  • Chapter 4 : Marine Protected Areas
    • 43. Marine protected areas
  • Chapter 5 : Prohibited Activities and Stowage of Gear
    • 44. Prohibited fishing methods
    • 45. Possession of prohibited gear
    • 46. Interference with gear
    • 47. Driftnet fishing
    • 48. Fish aggregating devices
    • 49. Stowage of gear
  • Chapter 6 : Law Enforcement
    • 50. Observers
    • 51. Powers of fishery control officers
    • 52. Powers of fishery control officers beyond South African waters
    • 53. Seizure of vessels
    • 54. Seizure of vehicles or aircraft
    • 55. Immobilisation of vessels, vehicles or aircraft
    • 56. Co-operation with officials
    • 57. Duty to report
  • Chapter 7 : Judicial Matters
    • 58. Offences and penalties
    • 59. Limitation of liability
    • 60. Destruction of evidence
    • 61. Payment for information leading to conviction
    • 62. Security for release of vessel, vehicle or aircraft
    • 63. Disposal of perishables
    • 64. Treatment of things detained or seized
    • 65. Application of security
    • 66. Liability for loss, damage or ...
    • 67. Removal from custody
    • 68. Forfeiture orders by court
    • 69. Disposal of forfeited things and ...
    • 70. Jurisdiction of courts
    • 71. Documentary evidence
    • 72. Validity of certificates
    • 73. Certificate as to location of vessel
    • 74. Designated machines
    • 75. Photographic evidence
    • 76. Observation devices
  • Chapter 8 : General Provisions
    • 77. Power to make regulations
    • 78. Assignment to provinces
    • 79. Delegation of powers
    • 80. Appeal to Minister
    • 81. Exemptions
    • 82. Inquiries
    • 83. Scientific investigations and practical experiments
    • 84. Repeal of laws, and savings
    • 85. Transitional measures
    • 86. Short title and commencement
  • Schedule 1
• Regulations
  • Regulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998
    • Notice No. R. 1111 of 1998
    • 1. Definitions
    • Chapter 1 : Administrative Matters
      • 2. Consultative Advisory Forum for Marine Living Resources
      • 3. Identity cards
      • 4. Register
      • 5. Procedure for Appeals
    • Chapter 2 : Rights of Access, Other Rights, Permits and Licences 
      • 6. Duplicate licences and permits
      • 7. Format of foreign fishing vessel licence
      • 8. Fishing returns
    • Chapter 3 : Closed Seasons and Other Time Restrictions and Closed Areas
      • 9. Closed season and other time restrictions
      • 10. Closed areas
    • Chapter 4 : Use of Gear 
      • Part 1 : General
        • 11. Prohibition of gear
        • 12. Nets and mesh sizes
      • Part 2 : Trawl Fishing
        • 13. Area limitations
        • 14. Mesh size
        • 15. Attachment to trawl nets
      • Part 3 : Purse Seine Fishing
        • 16. Closed areas
        • 17. Nets and mesh sizes
        • 18. Measuring of mass
      • Part 4 : Other Nets: Beach-Seine Net, Staked Net, Set-Net, Driftnet and Gillnet
        • 19. General
        • 20. Closed areas
      • Part 5 : Linefishing
        • 21. General
        • 22. General
      • Part 6 : Other Gear
        • 23. Other gear
      • Part 7 : Marine Aquarium Fish
        • 24. Marine aquarium fish
    • Chapter 5 : Species Restrictions
      • Part 1 : General
        • 25. Size and mass limits
        • 26. Dumping
        • 27. Disposal of fish and aquatic plants
      • Part 2 : Hake Longlining
        • 28. General
        • 29. Gear restrictions
      • Part 3 : Sharks
        • 30. General
        • 31. Bag limits
      • Part 4 : Chokka Squid
        • 32. Gear restrictions
        • 33. Bag limits
      • Part 5 : Tuna
        • 34. General
        • 35. Bag limits
      • Part 6 : Abalone
        • 36. General
        • 37. Minumum size
        • 38. [Repealed] Recreational
        • 39. [Repealed] Commercial
        • 40. [Repealed] Closed areas
      • Part 7 : Oyster
        • 41. General
        • 42. Commercial
        • 43. Recreational and subsistence
      • Part 8 : Rock Lobster
        • 44. General
      • Part 9 : West Coast Rock Lobster
        • 45. General
        • 46. Commercial gear restrictions
        • 47. Closed areas
        • 48. Minimum size
        • 49. Commercial
        • 50. West coast rock lobster zones
      • Part 10 : East Coast Rock Lobster
        • 51. Recreational and subsistence
        • 52. General
        • 53. Recreational or subsistence
      • Part 11 : Other Species
        • 54. Prohibited deepwater species
        • 55. Shellfish, red bait and other invertebrate fish
        • 56. Size limits, gear restrictions and fishing methods
        • 57. Aquatic plants
        • 58. [Repealed] Whales, dolphins and turtles
        • 59. Sea horse, pipe fish and coelacanth
    • Chapter 6 : Mariculture
      • 60. General
      • 61. Applications
      • 62. General mariculture permit conditions
      • 63. Mariculture permit holders to minimise environmental impacts
      • 64. Modification of permits
      • 65. Cessation of mariculture
      • 66. Suspension of mariculture permits
      • 67. Cancellation and non-renewal of mariculture permits
      • 68. Prohibition on unauthorised release of live fish
      • 69. Environmental impact assessment
      • 70. Genetically modified organisms
      • 71. Notifiable diseases
      • 72. Use of chemicals or pharmaceutical drugs
      • 73. Public health
    • Chapter 7 : Landing, Transportation, Delivery, Receipt, Processing and Marketing of Fish and Fish Products
      • 74. Prohibition
    • Chapter 8 : Compliance Control
      • 75. Marine protected areas
      • 76. Vessel monitoring systems
      • 77. Marking of fishing vessels
      • 78. Radio call signs
      • 79. Logbooks
      • 80. Documents to be carried on board fishing vessels
      • 81. Stowage of fishing gear
      • 82. Observers
      • 83. Fishery control officers
      • 84. Inspection procedures
      • 85. Offloading and transhipment
    • Chapter 9 : Other Provisions
      • Part 1 : Provisions Relating to the Leaving of Objects and Dispensing of Material in the Sea
        • 86. Fishing gear and other implements 
        • 87. Waste
      • Part 2 : Fishing Harbour Regulations
        • 88. Use of buildings
        • 89. Navigation, entrance to and accommodation in fishing harbours
        • 90. Mooring of fishing vessels and vessels
        • 91. Placing of objects in fishing harbours
        • 92. Health, offensive cargoes and fire hazards
        • 93. Repairs
        • 94. Entrance to fishing harbour
        • 95. Vehicles
      • Part 3 : Offences and Penalties
        • 96. Offences and penalties
    • Annexures
      • Annexure 1 : Format of Foreign Fishing Vessel Licence
      • Annexure 2 : Closed Seasons and Other Time Restrictions
      • Annexure 3 : Measuring of Mass
      • Annexure 4 : Traditional Commercial Linefish
      • Annexure 5 : Tuna Pole Permit
      • Annexure 6 : Hake Handline
      • Annexure 7 : Recreational Fishing
      • Annexure 8 : Cast-net
      • Annexure 9 : Aquarium Fish
      • Annexure 10 : Size and Mass Limits
      • Annexure 11 : West Coast Rock Lobster Zones
      • Annexure 12 : Prohibited Deepwater Species
      • Annexure 13 : Bag Limits for Invertebrate Fish, which may be Possessed by a Holder of a Recreational, or Subsistence Permit Holders
      • Annexure 14 : Standardised Vessel Marking
• Notices
  • Notice in respect of Applications for New (Experimental and Exploratory) Fisheries
    • Notice No. 364 of 2020
  • Recognition of the Nearshore Survivors Association as an interest group in terms of Section 8 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)
    • Notice No. 2264 of 2022