20 June 2023 5 AM – Big shoals still inbound from Port St Johns: the shoals that were photographed and videographed yesterday off Port St Johns were absolutely huge. With more sharks than anyone has ever seen before. The dive operators have had the very best time down that way. And it keeps happening day after day.
The sharks seem hell-bent on eating the whole lot. And this is what has slowed the fish down somewhat.
Here is a link to the action down south from this very afternoon…by Offshore Africa.
But the really big ocean that resulted from yesterday’s SW blow down south, is exactly what will motivate the sardines to move on up north. You can expect to see them anywhere from Port Edward to Durban today. But the powerful seas today will limit netting activity. So it’s back to scratching through the gulleys, bays and pools. To find the shoals that lose their way and get caught in the shallows as the tide drops. Which is happening right now.
If you are in KZN, patience is the name of the game. There is always a big time gap between the pilot shoals and the main shoals. But with the tooth gang being so merciless, many shoals have splintered up. Into tiny pockets like the one caught in Granny’s Pool at Umtentweni two days ago.
This mainly translates to ‘anything can happen’ today.
By about 10 AM most of our reporters hd checked in and there was not a lot going on anywhere. There was however, another marvelous sighting of a big shaol hairing past Margate this mornign at around 9 AM.
For a great overall perspective you can easily check out the interactive sardine and sightings map…updated constantly…right here…
You can install The Sardine News as an app on your phone (use the three little dot menu on your phone browser). And if you allow notifications, each time we update this page with a confirmed sighting, you will get a real sardine notification.
Right on your phone!
For when it’s quiet, in between sardine shoals – we have some cool YouTube Channels to keep you entertained and informed of all things sardines, ocean and conservation.
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