Trawler spotted trawling at Mdumbi! Our deep undercover sardine spy Robbie van Wijk reports of an alleged trawler spotted trawling at Mdumbi just yesterday! Could this be one of the three “legal” ships (Japanese with permits from the totally ineffectual DAFF), that have been spotted up and down all over? Robbie just has this photo … Read more
Sardine and Shad Report July 2017 A combined shad and sardine report for this 3 July 2017. Been getting plenty requests for information on the shad and their whereabouts this year. Well it’s an easy one – they are everywhere! The further south into the Transkei is where you have a better chance of catching then … Read more
The sards are coming! The sards are coming! – that’s the word from Offshore Africa down in Port St. Johns. Debbie Smith and Rob Nettleton make up the backbone of the team operating down there at the moment. And they are right there at the starting gates of the annual Sardine Run, this 2017. Yesterday, … Read more
Book your sardines now! Sardines! Coming fast! Offshore Africa, The Sardine specialists down in The Transkei, have already started taking bookings, for their Sardine Run experience. Which is…jump right in with them, sharks and all! Make no mistake, it’s a military type operation, and Rob Nettleton and Debbie Smith, partners in the show, take it … Read more
Offshore Africa’s new sardine spotter plane Take a look at Offshore Africa’s new sardine spotter plane! Yep, introducing “Tzulu” Dowsett as the pilot of the cool gyrocopter that he will be flying to locate shoals of sardines this year. Starting in about two months time, pilot shoals of sardines will have started making their way … Read more
