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Red Tide warning issued to Garden Route

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Warning: The Red Tide, a natural phenomenon which lasts for weeks or months, is bad news for holidaymakers to the Garden Route and for those tourist towns that rely on them. It’s also bad news for shellfish and some line fish. BUT all is not bad because there is so much else to do… The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has confirmed the outbreak of Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB), more well known as the Red Tide (please note that the colour can change). It’s infected the coastline and has entered … Read the full article…

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Plett Harbour No Go! :)

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Plettenberg Bay Harbour Developer’s Application for Extension Rejected In April, we reported that the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning of the Western Cape had rejected the developer’s Final Scoping Report for the Harbour Development; however, he was granted six months within which to submit a revised and compliant Scoping Report. The six-month extension expired on 7th October; two working days before the expiry date the developer applied for a two-year extension. On 21st October, the Department rejected the application for extension, informing the developer that approval for the … Read the full article…

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