Marine Conservation Division
The
Marine Conservation Division is responsible for the long-term protection and
conservation of marine bio-diversity and habitats for sustainable use while
maximizing economic and social benefits derived from the coastal zone through
the following activities:
(a)
manage Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and contribute to a regional/global network
of marine and coastal protected areas.
(b) assess
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) documents and Preliminary Environmental
Reports (PER) and make appropriate recommendations to the Ministry of Social
Security, National Solidarity, and Environment and Sustainable
Development.
(c) participate
in Post-EIA/PER EIA/PER Monitoring Committee for works carried out in the
coastal zone.
(d) assess
and make recommendations on proposals for coastal development and tourism
related projects.
(e) monitor
state of corals, seagrass and associated biota, through field and underwater
surveys, in Marine Protected Areas and coastal waters.
(f) underwater
ecological surveys for coastal development and tourism related projects such as
undersea walk activities, demarcation of swimming zones, construction of jetties
and the placing of platforms.
(g) regulate
permissible activities through the issue of permits for the Blue Bay Marine Park
and interference permits for the other Marine Protected Areas.
(h) provide
views and recommendations to the National Ramsar Committee.
(i) sensitize
the public on Marine Protected Areas, sustainable development and use of the
coastal zone.
Table1: Marine
Protected Areas in Mauritius
Protected
Area | Area
(ha) |
Blue Bay Marine
Park | 353 |
Balaclava Marine
Park | 485 |
Poste Lafayette
Fishing Reserve | 280 |
Poudre D'or
Fishing Reserve | 2
542 |
Trou d'Eau Douce
Fishing Reserve | 574 |
Port Louis
Fishing Reserve | 331 |
Grand Port
Mahebourg Fishing Reserve | 1
828 |
Rivière Noire
Fishing Reserve | 797 |
Table 2:
Type of permits issued by the Marine Conservation Division
and their respective
charges
Permit | Fee | Documents
needed |
Boat/Vessel
permit in Marine Parks (a) AF -
Artisanal fishing boat for registered fishermen
(b) Other
Boats/Vessels | No
fee Rs
5000 yearly or
Rs 100 weekly | (a) 4
passport-size photographs (b)
Copy of Identity Card and Passport (for non-residents) (c) Fishermen
registration card(for registered fishermen) (d) Tourism
Enterprise Licence issued by the Tourism Authority (e) Boat
Insurance Certificate (f
) Skipper’s Licence |
Interference
permit in Marine
Protected Areas (a) for permanent
structures
(b) for temporary
structures | Initial
fee Rs
75000 Renewal
yearly fee Rs
7000
Rs
7000 per month or
part thereof | (a) 4
passport-size photographs (b)Copy
of Identity Card and Passport (for non-residents) |
Commercial
activity permit in Marine Parks/Reserves(Glass bottom boating, boat transporting
persons for the purpose of snorkelling, diving) | Rs
5000 yearly | (a) 4
passport-size photographs (b)Copy
of Identity Card and Passport(for non- residents) (c)Tourism
Enterprise Licence (d)
Boat Insurance Certificate (e)Skipper's
Licence |
Downloadable
Forms
Duly
filled-in application forms for permit(s) other than in the Blue Bay Marine Park
should be submitted together with three passport-size photographs of the
applicant to the Albion Fisheries Research Centre, Albion, Petite
Rivière.
Note: Application
for permits for permissible activities within the Blue Bay Marine Park should be
made at the Blue Bay Marine Centre, Coastal Road, Blue Bay.
Contact
Details
(1) Divisional
Scientific Officer
Marine
Conservation Division
Albion Fisheries
Research Centre
Albion
Petite
Rivière
Republic of
Mauritius
Phone: (230) 238
4100, (230) 238 4829, (230) 4019
Fax: (230) 238
4184
(2) Officer-in-Charge
Blue Bay Marine
Park Centre
Mahebourg-Blue
Bay Link Road, Blue Bay
Phone/Fax: (+230)
631 2803
