No swimming! 2025 KZN sardine run begins
JOHANNESBURG - Swimming will be banned in all southern beaches in KwaZulu-Natal as the 2025 Sardine Run has officially begun.
This will see the removal of shark nets.
According to the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board Maritime Centre of Excellence, two netters were successful on Saturday, with a total of approximately 80 crates of sardines were netted at Port Edward.
"One of the nets had 21 sharks caught; all of the sharks were released alive," the shark board said.
The following day, on Sunday, the shark board says netters tried their luck at the Sandspit near Umzimkhulu river but again the sea was wild and only just over 40 crates of sardines were recovered.
The board says of this morning o netters have been successful at Pennington and Rocky Bay.
"These sardine shoals are still being accompanied by large shoals of over the weekend, the KZNSB teams launched and neutralised the gear from Port Edward in the south through to Scottburgh, and then on Monday, the gear was neutralised through to and including Isipingo," the shark board says.
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