SAMSA to host stakeholder engagements

Stakeholder engagement on new regulations

The workshops will be held in Cape Town (13 November), Gqeberha (19 November) and Durban (27 November). Public comments on the new regulations close on 20 December.

The new regulations on the agenda include:

Draft Marine Pollution (BCH Code) Regulations, 2024
Draft Merchant Shipping (Seafarer Insurance and Labour Related Matters) Regulations 2024
Draft Merchant Shipping (IGC Code) Regulations, 2024
Life-Saving Appliances Regulations, 2024
Draft Merchant Shipping/Marine Pollution (IBC Code) Regulations, 2024

Delegates convene in Cape Town to discuss marine conservation

Comment on marine oil pollution response

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NUMERICAL MODELLING IN MARINE ECOSYSTEMS

9/21/2026 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Drawing on the unique experience of the Chair of the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization, this webinar will offer an inside perspective on how the Committee works in practice.

21Sep2026

UNDERSTANDING THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING | OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS

9/21/2026 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

What does the Constitutional Court’s Wild Coast judgment mean for the future of oil & gas exploration in South Africa?

2Oct2026

COMMUNITIES & ECOSYSTEMS UNDER PRESSURE: LIVELIHOODS AND MARINE BIODIVERSITY

10/2/2026 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

This session explores the human and ecological impacts of mass strandings from two complementary perspectives: the lived experiences of coastal communities and the scientific evidence of how sargassum influxes are transforming marine ecosystems.

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