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Prepare for an unforgettable adventure as the Sardine Run returns to the KZN South Coast, drawing marine enthusiasts and tourists alike to witness this spectacular natural phenomenon.
Richards Bay professional angler Dean Reddy, 39, walked away with multiple accolades at the recent Zululand Shore Angling Association’s awards ceremony, after a consistent performance throughout the fishing year ending June 2024.
Ace, a juvenile African penguin, is the first penguin brought to the South African Association for Marine Biological Research after stranding on a KwaZulu-Natal beach this year.
Angler Jace Govender said netting has been fantastic since the start of the 2024 KZN Sardine Run and that conditions are looking great for the next few weeks.
“Expect lots of activity across the coast as the weather and sea conditions are quite good”
Shavin Smith travelled from Malvern to Margate and ended up doing battle with a 400kg, 2. 98m female grey shark, also known as a dusky.
General manager at Jessica’s B&B in uMhlanga, said that over the past few weekends they have been full with bookings.
The shoals had been popping up in areas along the South Coast.
Jace Govender said his grandfather, Soobramoney Govender, who came from India and settled in Durban in the 1940s, fished for a living and passed the skill to his father, Soobramonian Govender, who often took him to the beach as a child.
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“He learnt to make nets from his father and he started teaching others how to make nets. He even taught a lot of people in the fishing industry how to net. I learnt from him. ”
Durban seine netter and experienced fisherman Goolam Fareed Essack died while doing what he loved, netting sardines on the KZN south coast on Tuesday.
The first two days of the 2024 KZN sardine run saw several nettings and hundreds of crates sold.
Seine netter, Jace Govender, was thrilled to net the first catch for the year and said there were large shoals of sardines along the coastline in Margate.
KwaZulu-Natal is gearing up for the annual sardine run, a spectacle on the province's calendar.
A beachfront promenade photographic exhibition celebrates past sardine runs.
Scientist Dr Ryan Daly said the feeding frenzy, where a large number of sharks were captured on video frantically eating sardines in Port St Johns on the Wild Coast was a unique event.
There is excitement among anglers as the annual sardine run has kicked off with netting on the South Coast on Monday and at Warner Beach yesterday.
B Nagiah's Seafood says it will not be selling any sardines to the public until its received the all clear on E. coli from it’s suppliers.
The Marine Big 5 are the whale, shark, dolphin, seal, and penguin – many of which are drawn close to the KZN South Coast shores as they hungrily chase the shoals of silver sardines heading north.
There are several highly experienced dive operators who are ready to assist with scuba training and equipment hire, catering to everyone from novice to experienced during the 2023 Sardine Run.
South Coast Tourism and Investment Enterprises (SCTIE) CEO Phelisa Mangcu said that the 120km coastal stretch that is close to the Durban port, three marine protected areas, and the annual sardine run all combine to make the KZN South Coast a vibrant ocean destination just waiting to be uncovered.
KZN South Coast is ready for the annual spectacular event of the greatest shoal on the planet making its way to the region.