3D Seismic Survey proposed completely surrounds threatened ecosystems offshore between Gqeberha & Plettenberg Bay

See below how the unique, fragile benthic biodiversity, kingklip and hake significant areas of Kingklip Ridge and Kingklip Koppies ecosystems are to be enveloped by the proposed seismic survey

CGG Services SAS (CGG) has applied to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) for Environmental Authorisation (EA) to undertake a speculative 3D seismic survey in the Algoa/Outeniqua Basin off the Southeast Coast of South Africa.  The survey will operate offshore in the Algoa/Outeniqua Basin off the Southeast Coast of South Africa. The proposed 3D survey would cover an area of up to 9 000 km2 in a 12 750 km2 area of interest located offshore of the Eastern Cape province, roughly between Gqeberha in the east and a point approximately 120 km southeast of Plettenberg Bay in the west. The area of interest is located in water depths of 200 m to beyond 4 000 m and ranges between 45 km and 120 km from the coast at its closest point.

All available Draft documents are below for your review & downloading. Only the summaries area available for languages other than English. Should you find this inadequate please contact: Name: CGG Algoa Stakeholder-Engagement-Team; Email: cggsouthcoast@slrconsulting.com; Telephone: WhatsApp-Line: 063 900 5536SLR Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (SLR) has been appointed as the Independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner to undertake the required Basic Assessment process for the proposed project.

Please attend planned public information-sharing meetings to be held from 13 April to 24 April 2023.  Refer to the letter for meeting details and how to register your attendance.

Please submit your comments on the draft Basic Assessment Report (draft BAR) to SLR by no later than 15 May 2023 using the contact details below:

SLR Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd 

Postal Address: 5th Floor, Letterstedt House, Newlands on Main, Newlands, 7700 Tel: (021) 461 1118 WhatsApp / SMS: 063 900 5536
E-mail: cggsouthcoast@slrconsulting.com
SLR Website: https://www.slrconsulting.com/en/public-documents/cgg-algoa Data Free Website: https://slrpublicdocs.datafree.co/en/public-documents/cgg-algoa 

The full report as well as a Non-Technical Summary will be available for download from the SLR website from 11 April 2023 (https://www.slrconsulting.com/en/public-documents/cgg-algoa) as well as from a data free website (https://slrpublicdocs.datafree.co/en/public-documents/cgg-algoa). 

The Non-Technical Summary will also be available on the above-mentioned websites as an audio recording. Both the Non-Technical Summary document and audio recording are available in English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa languages. The Non-Technical Summary can also be sent to I&APS via WhatsApp on request. 

BASIC ASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR A PROPOSED 3D SEISMIC SURVEY OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST, SOUTH AFRICA (REF. 12/1/045)