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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT (10/2004): BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE CLANWIL-LIAM SANDFISH, LABEO SEEBERI

Posted 16 May 2016

The Minister has, in terms of section 43(3) of the NEMBA, published the Biodiversity Management Plan for the Clanwilliam Sandfish, Labeo Seeberi.

The Clanwilliam sandfish Labeo seeberi is listed by the IUCN Red Data List and by the South Africa's Threatened or Protected Species Regulations of NEMBA as Endangered. This plan recognises that the species are facing an extremely high risk of extinction and sets out restrictions on its removal from the wild, transport, trade and use.