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Table of Contents
Key Country indicators 6
Location 6
Marine resources 6 Country Profile
Mangroves 6
Salt Marshes 6 The Republic of South Africa
Seagrass beds 7
Ecosystem management and conservation 7
The challenge 7
The Situation 7
Ecosystems services 7
Mangrove degradation 7
Human activities 8
The constraints 8
Population growth 8
Climate change 8
The opportunity 9
Marine governance 9
Marine protected areas 10
Fisheries 10
The challenge 10
The situation 10
Marine subsector 12
Aquaculture subsector 12
Recreational subsector 12
Food security 12
The constraints 13
Inadequate legislation 13
Pressure on marine resources 13
Data availability 13
The opportunity 13
Employment 13
Government and non-government sector policies 13
Research 14
Education and training 14
Hotspots 16
Bibliography 17
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