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Internationally Recognized Certificates of Compliance
(IRCC)
The permit or its equivalent related to this internationally recognized certificate of compliance (IRCC) has expired.
last updated: 27 Jun 2025
ABSCH-IRCC-ZA-279466-1
Competent National Authority:National Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment ()473 Steve Biko RoadPretoria, Gauteng Province
0083, South AfricaPhone: +27 12 399 9611/8917/9612/9590,Fax: +27 12 359 3636,Email: BABS@environment.gov.za,Website: http://www.environment.gov.za,
SOUTH AFRICA/MLRA/NEMA/NEMBA/NEMPAA/SBSPA/PPSA/NEMICMA/RES2025-52
01 Mar 2025
28 Feb 2026
Expired
Yes
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Organization:
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
(DFFE)
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ABSCH-CON-ZA-260333-2
Organization:Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)Government agency (National/Federal)5th Floor Foretrust Building, Martin Hammerschlag WayCape Town, Western Cape
8001, South AfricaPhone: +27 21 402 3546,Fax: +27 21 402 3639,Email: researchpermits@daff.gov.za,Website: http://www.dffe.gov.za,
Confidential information
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Organization:
Nelson Mandela University
(NMU)
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ABSCH-CON-ZA-269758-4
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Organization:Nelson Mandela University (NMU)Academic or research instituteDr. Daniel Alan Lemley University Way, Summerstrand,Gqeberha, Eastern Cape
6011, South AfricaPhone: +27 41 504 2383,Fax:Website: https://www.mandela.ac.za,
Confidential information
This permit allows collection, possession and transportation of marine organisms (Stipulated under section 9.2 of permit no RES2025-52) for the purpose of teaching and/or research subject 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
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
Yes
1. The indigenous Alga blooms samples from these marine water samples to which the permission pertains may be utilized solely for non-commercial research
objectives as defined in the permit and set research by the permit holder.
2. The indigenous Alga blooms to which the letter/permit related may not be utilized for bioprospecting without a previous permit obtained in accordance with NEMBA and the BABS Regulations.
3. The permit prohibits the collection and transportation of the following species:
(i) Rock lobsters
(ii) Oysters
(iii) Abalone species
objectives as defined in the permit and set research by the permit holder.
2. The indigenous Alga blooms to which the letter/permit related may not be utilized for bioprospecting without a previous permit obtained in accordance with NEMBA and the BABS Regulations.
3. The permit prohibits the collection and transportation of the following species:
(i) Rock lobsters
(ii) Oysters
(iii) Abalone species
To export Algal bloom to the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany for the purpose of bona fide research only.
The permit covers collection and transportations of the following species:
(i) Phytoplankton - Natural in-situ assemblages
(ii) Heterosigma akashiwo
(iii) Heterocapsa rotundata
(iv) Cyclottella sp.
(v) Oxyrrhis marina
(vi) Pseudodiaptomus hessei
(vii) Rhabdosargus holubi
The permit covers collection and transportations of the following species:
(i) Phytoplankton - Natural in-situ assemblages
(ii) Heterosigma akashiwo
(iii) Heterocapsa rotundata
(iv) Cyclottella sp.
(v) Oxyrrhis marina
(vi) Pseudodiaptomus hessei
(vii) Rhabdosargus holubi
Confidential information
- Non-Commercial
The research data should be submitted with the South African collaborator/PI who will then provide it to the
designated authority.
designated authority.
Alga bloom samples collected in terms of this permit shall not be sold or offered for sale.
The specimens will be sent to the below Institution in Germany for analysis:
Alfred Wegener Institute
Alfred Wegener Institute
Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research
Sylke Wohlrab
Am Handelshafen 12
27570 Bremerhaven
Email: daniel.lemley@mandela.ac.za
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