230323001168 - AMENDMENT APPLICATION: KELP BLUE NAMIBIA’S PROPOSED KELP CULTIVATION PROJECT NEAR LÜDERITZ: COMMERCIAL SCALE PROJECT

AMENDMENT APPLICATION: Kelp Blue, intends to cultivate Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) at a commercial scale, off the coast of southern Namibia, near Lüderitz. Prior to them implementing the “commercial scale” cultivation project, Kelp Blue first develop a Pilot Project to provide important information and proof of their concept as well as monitoring of marine ecological aspects associated with the Pilot Project activities. The Pilot Project was approved by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) and the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) through the issuing of an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) and relevant permits, on the basis of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process conducted in 2020. Implementation of the Pilot Project activities commenced in August 2021.