Helderberg Marine Protected Area to be monitored for next six months
By Nomalanga Tshuma
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Cape Town - South Africaâs oldest and smallest Marine Protected Area (MPA), the Helderberg MPA, is set to undergo an extensive ecological monitoring exercise for the next six months.
The City, which manages the MPA on behalf of the National Department of Environment Forestry and Fisheries, said the exercise formed a part of its management responsibility of the MPA, to measure and determine the abundance and diversity of the marine environment.
According to the City, the Environmental Management Department, together with a group of top marine scientists, will this week begin their six-month project at the MPA based in False Bay.