The marine ecology is unusually varied for an area of this size, as a result of the meeting of two major oceanic water masses near Cape Point, and the park extends into two coastal marine bioregions. The MPA is administrated by the Table Mountain National Park, a branch of SANParks.
The MPA is mainly a controlled zone where extractive activities are allowed under permit, with six small no-take zones. The shark and whale watching tourist industries are also represented, and there are several popular surf breaks. It encloses a large number of recreational dive sites visited by local residents and tourists from further afield. The MPA is of value for conservation of a wide range of endemic species, and has considerable economic value as a tourist destination.
26431 of 4 June 2004 in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 18 of 1998. It was proclaimed in Government Gazette No. The Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area is an inshore marine protected area around the Cape Peninsula, in the vicinity of Cape Town, South Africa.
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