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published: 01 Sep 2026 last updated: 02 Sep 2026
General Information
South Africa
ABSCH-IRCC-ZA-300855-2
updated reference to  entity to whom prior informed consent (PIC) was granted

- Competent National Authority: | ABSCH-CNA-ZA-203907-3
Competent National Authority:
National Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment ()
473 Steve Biko Road
Pretoria, Gauteng Province
0083, South Africa
Phone: +27 12 399 9611/8917/9612/9590,
Fax: +27 12 359 3636,
Email: BABS@environment.gov.za,
Website: http://www.environment.gov.za,
ABSCH-CNA-ZA-203907-3
Details of the permit or its equivalent
SOUTH AFRICA/MLRA/NEMA/NEMBA/SBSPA/PPSA/NEMPAA/NEMICMA/RES2026-11_&_RES2026-39
01 Mar 2026
28 Feb 2027
Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Information
Yes
- Organization: Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) | ABSCH-CON-ZA-260333-2
Organization:
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
Government agency (National/Federal)
5th Floor Foretrust Building, Martin Hammerschlag Way
Cape Town, Western Cape
8001, South Africa
Phone: +27 21 402 3546,
Fax: +27 21 402 3639,
Email: researchpermits@daff.gov.za,
Website: http://www.dffe.gov.za,
Confidential information
- Organization: Rhodes University () | ABSCH-CON-ZA-282011-4
Organization:
Rhodes University ()
Academic or research institute
Drostdy Road
Makhanda, Eastern Cape
6139, South Africa
Phone: +27 46 603 8715, +27 60 614 1042,
Fax:
Email: a.childs@ru.ac.za, w.potts@ru.ac.za, romina.henriques@up.ac.za,
Website: https://www.ru.ac.za/,
Confidential information
This permit allows collection, possession and transportation of marine organisms: Argyrosomus thorpei, Argyrosomus japonicus, Argyrosomus inodorus, Diplodus capensis, Dichistius capensis, Pachymetopon grande, and Chrysoblephus laticeps  for the purpose of bona fide research subjected to the provisions and regulations of the following laws:
a) The Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)
b) The National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)
c) The National Environment Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)
d) The National Environment Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)
e) The Sea Birds and Seals Protection Act, 1973 (Act No. 46 of 1973)
f) The Prevention of Pollution from Ships Act, 1986 (Act No. 2 of 1986)
g) The National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)
h) Any other relevant law
Mutually Agreed Terms (MAT) Information
Yes
This permit allows collection, possession and transportation of marine organisms Argyrosomus thorpei, Argyrosomus japonicus, Argyrosomus inodorus, Diplodus capensis, Dichistius capensis, Pachymetopon grande, and Chrysoblephus laticeps for the purpose of research. Standard  permit conditions and species outlined in The Permit issued by Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment under reference number Res2026/11 and Res2026/39
Subject-matter or genetic resource(s)
This permit is intended to facilitate bona fide research and should not be used for the purposes of financial gain by the permit holder. Exact species covered by the collection permit outline in permit number Res2026/11 and Res2026/39.
Confidential information
We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA’s Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS).


Information on the utilization of the genetic resource(s)
  • Non-Commercial
  1. Scientific investigation or practical experiment which includes the collection, possession and transportation of marine species: Argyrosomus thorpei, Argyrosomus japonicus, Argyrosomus inodorus, Diplodus capensis, Dichistius capensis, Pachymetopon grande, and Chrysoblephus laticeps. 
  2. The summary of the research findings and outcomes including the dates, locations, species and quantities collected should be submitted to the Issuing Authority.
  3. No specimens should be used in any other bioprospecting context.
  4. The permit excludes collection and transportation of any abalone species.
Species collected in terms of this permit shall not be sold or offered for sale.
Additional Information
The specimens will be send to the below Institution in China for bona fide research:

Viki Lee
BGI TECH SOLUTIONS (HONGKONG) CO., LIMITED
1/F, 16 Dai Fu Street 
Tai Po Industrial Estate
Tai Po, N.T. 
Hong Kong SAR
China
Amendment history
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