[1] The first offshore controlled zone is the part of the MPA to the north-east of a line bearing 128° from S31°13.2′, E030°04.1′ at the southern head of the Sikombe River.

[1] Inshore restricted zone 2 is between the high-water mark and the 10 m depth contour from S31°14.8′, 030°02.9′ at the Mtentu River mouth to S31°16.8′, E030°01.2′ at Mgwegwe North, excluding estuaries.

[1] Inshore restricted zone 3 is between the high-water mark and the 10 m depth contour from S31°17.6′, 030°00.6′ at Mgwegwe South to S31°19.3′, E029°58.0′ at the Msikaba River mouth, excluding estuaries.

[1] The offshore restricted zone is the part of the MPA to the south-west of a line bearing 128° from S31°13.2′, E030°04.1′ at the southern head of the Sikombe River to S31°18.2′, E030°11.6′ at the 1000 m depth contour, and to the north-east of a line bearing 128° from S31°27.9′, E029°44.1′ at the northern head of the Mboyti River to S31°34.75′, E029°54.5′ at the 1000 m depth contour, excluding estuaries and the inter-tidal zone.

[1] Inshore controlled zone 1 is between the high-water mark and the 10 m depth contour from S31°06.6′, E030°10.5′ at the Mzamba River mouth to S31°10.3′, 030°07.5′, excluding estuaries.

[1] Inshore controlled zone 2 is between the high-water mark and the 10 m depth contour from S31°12.5′, E030°05.2′ at Red Hill to S31°14.8′, 030°02.9′ at the Mtentu River mouth, excluding estuaries.

[1] The tidal parts of the Mboyti, Mkweni, Mntafufu, Mnyameni, Mzintlava, Nkodusweni, and Sikombe Rivers are estuarine controlled zones.

Further south there is a large area of reef off the Mtentu River inside the no-take zone, and off the Mkhambati reserve near Mgwegwe.

[6] (describe position, biodiversity and endemism of the region) The MPA is in the warm temperate Agulhas ecoregion to the east of Cape Point which extends eastwards to the Mbashe River.

The sand is continually being moved around by wave action, to a greater or lesser degree depending on weather conditions and exposure of the area.

This means that sessile organisms must be specifically adapted to areas of relatively loose substrate to thrive in them, and the variety of species found on a sandy or gravel bottom will depend on all these factors.

Sandy bottoms have one important compensation for their instability, animals can burrow into the sand and move up and down within its layers, which can provide feeding opportunities and protection from predation.

The area is a transitional ecosystem, so the marine life is a mix of subtropical and warm-temperate species with a high variation from north to south along the coast.

[4] The benthic community is dominated by coralline seaweeds, gorgonian sea fans and large sponges, as the MPA is too far south of the equator for warm-water reef-building corals.

[4] The MPA is in the warm temperate Agulhas ecoregion to the east of Cape Point which extends eastwards to the Mbhashe River.