Legging it with the Green Net and Tony Turton on the Umzimkulu

Legging it with The Green Net and Tony Turton

Legging it with the Green Net and Tony Turton on the Umzimkulu Legging it with the Green Net and Tony Turton on the Umzimkulu: Legging is a method of moving a boat through a canal tunnel or adit containing water. This method of navigating through canal tunnels and adits was commonly used in canal tunnels during … Read more

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A month of sardines sightings: 25 June to 25 July 2021

Sardines sightings 2021: Greg Hill snapped us this photo of the action at Hibberdene this arvo

A month of sardines sightings: 25 June to 25 July 2021 A month of sardines sightings: well ok, what a crazy month it turned out to be. Had zero idea I’d become quasi-policeman during this challenging moment in time. When I first deployed this cool little tongue-in-cheek survey, I also never thought anyone would answer … Read more

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Margate Pier Commercials?

Rumours of garrick being sold after bheing caught from Margate Pier

Margate Pier Commercials? Margate Pier Commercials? Recently we received a particularly disturbing letter from a concerned angler, in the Margate area. “To Whom it concerns This is a concern to our environment, the Margate pier has become a fishing criminal hot spot. The people fishing there do not have any idea of how they are … Read more

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The Greenspots are back!

Aldo with his first greenspot kingfish

The Greenspots are back! The Greenspots are back! Well, I ain’t exactly sure of where they go to when they are not here, but they are definitely back. In the Umzimkulu River estuary. And the other few surviving estuary systems not destroyed by erosion and siltation. The wet season, that turns our estuaries to brown, … Read more

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Surveying and surviving St. Helen’s Rock

Surveying and Surviving St. Helen's Rock

Surveying and surviving St. Helen’s Rock Surveying and surviving St. Helen’s Rock: Just after that mind-blowing cut-off low pressure tempest abataed down here on the KZN South Coast, we got a visit from Rory Conway of Stott, Milton and Conway Surveyors. The crew needed assistance with some surveying way upriver. The Umzimkulu River! The river … Read more

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