Marine Parks & Reserves,Tanzania

PARK FEES:

Boat licensing (Except for Boats operated by legitimate businesses) within Mafia Island Marine Park and Mnazi Bay-Ruvuma Estuary Marine Parks only:

(i) Boats powered by engines of 40hp or less (including Mashuas) trading in marine resources	TShs 10,000/= per calendar month
(ii) Boats powered by engines of more than 40hp trading in marine resources	TShs. 50,000 per calendar month
(iii) Visiting Leisure Boat privately owned and non commercial	USD $ 10 per entry for maximum of ten 7 days
(iv) visiting commercial Leisure Boat including Chattered	USD $ 50 per entry for maximum of 7 days
(v) Game fishing Boat	USD $ 50 per entry up to 7 days
(vi) Cruise ship	USD $500 per entry
(vii) Visitors staying at lodges and fishing in a boat owned by legitimate business in the marine parks or game-fishing Boats shall pay a fishing license.	Fishing license of USD $ 20 for any period up to seven (7) Days
(viii) Fishermen on game fishing Boats each pays a fee of	USD 50 for any period up to 7 days
(ix) Passengers in these Boats shall pay entrance fee as stipulated above

NB: All Boats and water venture facilities owned by legitimate business in the marine parks shall be required to
register with the Marine Park within 30 days of its acquisition failure of which shall be liable to penalty.

BOAT LICENSING (FOR BOAT OPERATED WITHIN MARINE RESERVES OF BONGOYO, MBUDYA, PANGAVINI AND MAZIWI ISLAND MARINE RESERVES ONLY):

	PRIVATE	COMMERCIAL
Passenger boats with a carrying capacity of 15 passengers and above must be registered with the Marine park and Reserves Unit.	-----	UDS $ 20 per month or 2400 per annum
Local registered leisure boat	----	TShs 5000.00
Foreign registered leisure boat:	-----	40 US $

CONCESSION:

Concession to operate public services in Marine Reserves i.e. restaurants etc.

US $ 2400 per annum. Or 20 US $ per month

COMMERCIAL FILMING FEES:

i) Image capture of any type, i.e. still photography, motion picture photography, still or conventional video imaging, for commercial purposes, in any Marine Park or Marine
Reserve shall pay USD $ 500 per period of up to 14 days.

ii) Filming for promotional purposes by licensed businesses within the park, for the
purpose of promoting their business in the park and/or the park, should be exempted
from any filming fee.

Discretion:

The Unit Manager or Warden Incharge of the Marine Park or the Marine Reserves, shall have discretion of granting Partial or Full Exemption of the Fees under special circumstances. Under such cases a written expression of consent shall be obtained.

Offence:

It is an offence to be in the Marine Park or Marine Reserve without a valid permit. Any person who commits an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine of two hundred thousand shillings or imprisonment for a term of two years or both.