The Portfolio Committee noted that in terms of: . The National Environmental Ocean Management Green Paper, the focus was on the content, especially in relation to the extent of South Africa's territory or "land" with the inclusion of the Ocean and Islands; the application currently under consideration to expand the territorial waters of South Africa; the economic opportunities of the Ocean; the environmental management threats and opportunities offered by the Ocean; the extensive research needs associated with the Ocean management mandate; the progress with and planned consultative process for the further development of the policy; and the targets set in this regard; . Ocean Research, the Portfolio Committee focused on the increased ability of the Department to honour its research commitments due to the transfer of the Algoa from DAFF to the Department; the programme of the vessels both in terms of research and relief voyages; and the inadequacy of the current deployed observation platforms and buoys to meet the data needs to satisfy adequate management of our oceans; . Marine and Coastal mining, the issues deliberated on are the number of off-shore and coastal exploration and mining applications currently under consideration; the Department's ongoing research into the potential environmental threats and opportunities associated with such mineral and petroleum product development; and the inadequacy of the current legislative framework in terms of consideration of cumulative environmental impacts and sustainability; and . In relation to the collaboration between the Ocean and Coasts Programme and the SAWS in terms of indicators and targets set for research and data collection, the Portfolio Committee required more information, especially in terms of the Antarctica and Prince Edward Islands Programmes; the SAWS station on Gogh Island; the voyages of the research vessels; and the observation platforms and buoys.