Policy on Whale and Dolphin Watching (No. 479 of 2017).

This Policy on Whale and Dolphin Watching (“BBWW”) intends to guide the process and decision making for the second permit allocation process for boat-based whale and dolphin watching permits. The policy must be read with the Threatened or Protected Marine Species Regulations, 2017 published under the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (BBWW Regulations). The objectives of this Policy are to: supplement the Regulations to manage the South African BBWW industry through the allocation of a sustainable number of permits; transform the BBWW industry in line with Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE)Tourism Sector Codes and the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Act; set out procedures and assessment criteria which will guide the evaluation and allocation of permits; and outline a process to be followed in the allocation of permits.