Commercial Fishers: Admit “Guilt” or Lose Your Livelihood? How the Department’s questionable interpretation of satellite vessel tracking (VMS) regulations is forcing commercial abalone fishers to admit “guilt” or lose their livelihoods. Statement from Anton Kruger “I am writing this knowing it may come at a personal cost, but the public deserves to know what is … Read more
Sardine Update 21 June 2022 Sardine Update 21 June 2022: another beautiful KZN south coast winter day! And the sardines just keep coming! Net after net. Day after day. And it’s only just begun. Presumably, the foul ocean conditions that were holding them back, have given way, and the sardines jumped at the chance to … Read more
“Working on Sunshine – Whoa-aoh” “Working on Sunshine – Whoa-aoh” – time to feel good! Feeling defiantly efficient today as load shedding did NOT stop me in my tracks this time around. I hauled a big battery off my solar-powered boat and plugged it in via a neat little 800 Watt inverter. That I normally … Read more
Thrilling start to KZN South Coast billfish bite A thrilling start to KZN South Coast billfish bite: there are many billfish hunting along the colour line on the KZN South Coast right now! Arriving dead on time, same as the dorado, the billfish are here! Sightings, encounters and hookups aplenty. See the movie – of … Read more
Busting the Spotted Grunter on camera in the Umzimkulu Estuary Busting the Spotted Grunter on camera in the Umzimkulu Estuary: after a couple of years of using these GoFish underwater cameras now, we are still learning how to get the best results… But this past Friday saw a revelation, as we finally busted those wily … Read more
