Baby whale dies in nets at Trafalgar Down in Trafalgar, we managed to get this photograph, and an interview with the lifeguard on that beach – Philan “WaveOfHope” Sikobi, who was amongst the many locals who found the whale. This was on Tuesday. He was chased out of the water by a shark, as the … Read more
Black marlin caught in shark nets off Durban Caught in the shark nets. It happens all the time. Dolphins. Whales. Turtles. Even huge kob and couta. Fall victim to the indiscriminate slaughter with gill nets. Randomly executed by the Kwazulu Natal Sharks Board. And this beautiful young black marlin is also now dead too. All … Read more
DAFF removes illegal drive-by fish market at Hibberdene quickly and effectively It never took a day. Following procedure, we called the Senior Marine Inspector for DAFF, Mr. Bongani Pitoyi, to alert DAFF of the illegal (and dangerous) highway fish market in Hibberdene. There were literally a hundred of these poachers. Scattered all around the N2 … Read more
27 July Sardine Report: Sardines are still moving north Spending some time on the beat between Scottburgh and Sheppy was an eye opener. Although we never encountered any solid shoals of sardines, we did encounter plenty action and tell-tale signs. Off Ifafa, the gamefish were boiling on the backline. And whilst we were checking it … Read more
How do our Scomber Japonicus (our KZN mackerel), end up in cans? It’s been a while since I stopped buying tinned fish. It took a great deal to get me to stop. I mean, tinned tuna is off the charts delicious! And sardines! Eish – the basis of so many quick and easy and scrumptious meals! … Read more
