Title Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) pup trends at breeding colonies within the proposed Sandveld Coastal Complex Protected Area Management Plan
Authors

Seakamela, Mduduzi
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Kotze, Pieter Gideon Hermanus
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

McCue, Steven Andy
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Publisher Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2023)
Contributors

Contact Person: Seakamela, Mduduzi
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, email: Smseakamela@dffe.gov.za

Abstract This report focuses on the trends of Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) pups within the proposed Sandveld Coastal Complex (SCC) Protected Area Management Plan at various breeding colonies. CapeNature is currently in the process of developing a Management Plan for the Sandveld Coastal Complex (SCC) Protected Area, in compliance with the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003). The SCC harbors significant breeding sites for Cape fur seals at Elephant Rock, Paternoster Rocks, Penguin (Bird) Island-Lambert’s Bay, and Jacobs Rock (also known as Jacob’s Reef).
Data
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Temporal extent 25 Jul 2023 – 25 Jul 2023
Geographic extent
200 km
Leaflet Tiles © Esri — Source: Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, USGS, Intermap, iPC, NRCAN, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri (Thailand), TomTom, 2012

North: -29.384
South: -34.56
West: 14.222
East: 18.31167

Keywords Benguela Upwelling System, Cape fur seal, EBV: Species Populations > Species abundances, EOV: Biology and Ecosystems > Marine turtles, birds, mammals abundance and distribution