It’s Dorado Time again! It’s dorado time again!: as the rains start to form the infamous halocline all along our KZN coastline. In fact, these fish are gonna pop up from Mozambique right into the Eastern Cape and beyond. Right now the factory is busy with a big order for Mydos for dorado time all … Read more
Perfect Day in May Perfect Day in May: it’s on! For fishermen, surfers and divers! Small swell, hardly a breeze, sunny skies, warm water that’s almost clean…! And there are gamefish jumping all over the place. Surfing Durban is really small as the 1.5m south south east swell tries to wrap around the piers and … 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
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
Abalone – What is Really going on? Abalone—What is really going on? In this series, we have guest star conservation contributor Anton Kruger hard at work educating the government on abalone ethics. This is the second so far; the first one can be found right here (opens in new tab). Follow my short series about … Read more
