Sean Lange 
State of the KZN Ocean Address: How quick will it recover? State of the KZN Ocean Address: How quick will it recover? The KZN South Coast ocean is known to recover extraordinarily fast, specially in wintertime. This is because the Agulhas Current picks up steam to like 6 knots out deep. And this current is … Read more
Beautiful KZN Ocean Conditions PLUS Crime on the Umzimkulu Bridge #kzn #ocean #conditions #sardines Beautiful KZN Ocean Conditions PLUS Crime on the Umzimkulu Bridge: Another pearler day signals that winter has finally made a move, and pushed the local summer high pressure right back up the Mozambique Channel. The barometer is still dropping so lets … Read more
Abalone: Policies that turn Quota Holders into Poachers Abalone: Policies that turn Quota Holders into Poachers: In 2004, in a great leap towards undoing the wrongs committed in the apartheid era, 301 abalone quotas were awarded, mostly to individuals from previously disadvantaged fishing communities. The Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP2004) was fair and open to … Read more
The Sardine News Monthly 31 March 2025 The Sardine News Monthly 31 March 2025: what a month March has been. For ducks. And barrels. For the rest of us it has been pure endurance to get through to the blue water. We did have a few clean surfs and some fish were caught and speared … Read more
NSRI JetRIB Janine Named and Blessed at Yzerfontein NSRI JetRIB Janine Named and Blessed at Yzerfontein: The NSRI’s newest JetRIB (an inshore rescue vessel) Janine, sponsored by the Western Cape Disaster Management Centre (WCDMC), was blessed and named during a traditional ceremony on Saturday, 29 March 2025, at the NSRI’s Yzerfontein Sea Rescue station.The vessel, … Read more
