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SARDINES in the TRANSKEI, UFOs, KZN Conditions and more aerial surveillance

UFOs vs Sardines

SARDINES in the TRANSKEI, UFOs, KZN Conditions and more aerial surveillance

SARDINES in the TRANSKEI, UFOs, KZN Conditions and more aerial surveillance: it wasn’t only us that got caught by sardine surprise today. The gannets also hit a miss and were nowhere to be seen. A rare occurrence given that the gannets absoliuteoy live for these tasty fishies.

“Well that sure looks like sardines to me
thank you very much to the okes who sent that in
so we
I chat it to the Bear and he verifies that conditions
etcetera
and the Kevin says he’s quite convinced as well
so we decided to give it a stamp of approval
and
say that there are definitely sardines in the Transkei
Umtata Mouth and they’re definitely moving north
I don’t know how come the gannets lost them
ha ha ha they’re gonna find them later today
it’s gonna be a bit of a show boy OK
lekker thank you
don’t forget to like and subscribe and join the channel
if you want to get this information first
because it already has gone to the Sardine HOTLINE
and then it goes to YouTube members
then goes to Youtubers
and then it goes to the other platforms
as we can upload so very big mission alright
but thank you very much for watching Ciao Ciao”

UFOs vs Sardines

UFOs vs. Sardines: Well, there has been zero news from the sardine spy network since Kevin was tracking a large shoal on its way to Hole in the Wall and Port St Johns from his base in the very southern Transkei.

Aerial contributor Rogan Brent was up in the air in that area all day yesterday and here are the fruits of his efforts.

Mgazana Aerial Gallery by Rogan Brent

Sardines and Sightings

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Join the Sardine News HOTLINE for 2025 and Neva Miss a Single Sardine! We first upload to YouTube, and then progressively up to the rest of the social platforms (Facey, X, etc) as the bandwidth allows.

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Member of WhatsApp Sardine News HOTLINE, access to restricted content on thesardine.co.za, LIVE Broadcasts from the Beach during the sardine run. And direct contact with the Sardine Spy network team.

You can also get around the season in a real fun way by checking out our annual Sardine Run Maps. This is a real groovy way to follow the progress of the sardines each year.

You can even download our app to your phone or device, accept notifications, and you will never miss a single sardine.

Here are the links to existing and past  Sardine Sighting Maps…

2025 Sardine Map

2024 Sardine Map

2023 Sardine Map

2022 Sardine Map

2021 Sardine Map

Channels

Brucifire Surf Retorts – highly entertaining  surf reporting

Master Watermen – news from way down deep

The Sardine News – neva miss a single  sardine

FishBazaruto – 1000 pounds plus

MYDO Tackle Talk – highly technical  sport fishing

Surf Launching Southern Africa – getting out there safely

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More Rain On The Way #kzn #ocean #conditions #update

More Rain on the Way 23 April 2025

More Rain On The Way #kzn #ocean #conditions #update

More Rain On The Way #kzn #ocean #conditions #update: Check it out. We posted an update on YouTube this morning.

23 April 2025 in da Morning

Thanks to Adam of Township Hyper, we have been getting some great video material to work with each morning. The timelapses and surfing/kayaking/swimming action all combined tell you exactly when to go to the beach. Now! This is April and you ought to to make the most of each day that it isn’t raining!

And we got one out yesterday too.

22 April 2025 Easter Weekend Roundup

This one even has some pukka sardine news as we check some amazing animations from Windy.com that relate t the annual sardine migration.

There is also some biggish wave surfing, shot by Adam in the Crows Nest in Durban.

If anybody has not heard, we have started our Sardine News HOTLINE for the 2025 season. Entry is easy. All you need to do is Join our YouTube Channel at R59 bucks a month and we will add to to the central nerve system of the Sardine News.

Our YouTube Channel is right here…

The Sardine News – neva miss a single  sardine!

This HOTLINE is also where we will publish first each day of the Sardine Run 2025. This is mainly due to logistics. Since the uploading of these HD takes so much time and bandwidth.

So we upload to the Members section on YouTube and announce that in the HOTLINE. Then we can start the other uploads to Facebook and the rest of them…which means that if you JOIN the channel, you will FIRST by FAR!

Sardines and Sightings

Check out our annual Sardine Run Map! Download our app to your phone or device, accept notifications, and you will never miss a single sardine.

Here are the links to existing and past  Sardine Sighting Maps…

2025 Sardine Map

2024 Sardine Map

2023 Sardine Map

2022 Sardine Map

2021 Sardine Map

Channels

Brucifire Surf Retorts – highly entertaining  surf reporting

Master Watermen – news from way down deep

The Sardine News – neva miss a single  sardine

FishBazaruto – 1000 pounds plus

MYDO Tackle Talk – highly technical  sport fishing

Surf Launching Southern Africa – getting out there safely

Water Woes – log your municipalities transgressions here

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SARDINES on the KZN South Coast

Sardines on the KZN South Coast 7 June 2024

SARDINES on the KZN South Coast

SARDINES on the KZN South Coast: these sardines have me on the edge of my seat!

Yesterday rumours were circulating already. And today many sporadic sightings have been reported. From lower KZN South Coast waters.

Advice is only to wait and see rather. Sardine Fever is mean stuff and you can easily find yourself chasing sardines from carpark to carpark in vain.

The sightings today have all been from far off. They actually could even be other baitfish like mackerel or red-eye sardines. So many guys out there are after clicks that you really need to question the validity of each post. However, with so many reported sightings on social, let’s just go with it!

First Shoal

These are then the sardines that Kevin in Qora spotted for us ten long days ago. It was a substantial shoal that was sighted. Big enough to get through the hordes of predators lying in ambush along the way. Who were already quite satiated with those early pilot shoals. That went through even before this first main shoal.

How far this first main shoal gets is gonna be interesting. But with the absolutely ideal water and weather conditions ahead of us, more big shoals are sure to follow along smartly.

The KZN South Coast would be the perfect place to be if you want to see sardines this year. The rivers have been swept clean by the recent floods induced by that foul cut-off low storm system recently. Good for something!

Hotspots

Sardines love Port Edward. And it is so easy. Beyond Port Edward the main road turns inland and the beaches are a long drive each time. Port Edward has grand-stand seats to the sardine run. With a well laid out promenade with ample parking and viewing sites. The sardines often beach at Port Edward. And most years this is where the first nets will be going in.

But that ain’t no guarantee! Sardines do make up their own minds and sometimes the first shoals will skip Port Edward and bounce over to beautiful Glenmore Beach. Trafalgar. All the way up to Margate, there are so many lush spots to gain a vantage from.

Margate has had it’s pipes cleaned a number of times lately and hopefully with this recent flush, the ANC or the MK or whoever, can do a proper job of the stormwater systems this time. Sardines do not like dirty water. But at the moment Margate is clean and it would be safe to visit there. For sardines, and for people.

Forecast

North of this Lower South Coast stretch is going to be a tough call. Perhaps a few of those early little pilot shoals survived out deep. And they might pop in to the coast and catch us all by surprise.

You can get a real feel of the sardine run and how it unfolds each year at the following links to the relevant Sardine Sightings Maps.

2024

2023

2022

Please consider heading on over to our YouTube Channel where we break The Sardine News first.

Sardines are Surfers

The hectic ocean swell from the southeast has backed right off. And looks to be turning to a south swell. And as we all know – Sardines are Surfers. And they will be capitalising on any pulse they can. Sardines on the KZN South Coast 7 June 2024.

Sardines are Surfers! By Kevin Tuohy

The Sardine News on YouTube.

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Must see FILM ‘Becoming Visible’ by Janet Solomon

Watch the highly-acclaimed Janet Solomon movie - Becoming Visible - right here

Must see FILM ‘Becoming Visible’ by Janet Solomon

Must see FILM ‘Becoming Visible’ by Janet Solomon: heeding the call! Of the whales, dolphins and all other marine life subject to the horrors of massive sonar arrays used to speculate for oil and gas. Right here in our very own waters.

The Story

Highlights how politics and poli’tricks’ are the ocean and its inhabitants’ biggest threat. Threat to their survival. And the absolute threat of extinction. If we damage but a few generations of our slow-growing cetaceans, we can easily bring that population to its knees.

Follow the link below to learn a whole of the reality going on behind the scenes. At government level. That allows this kind of tragic loss of marine life to happen. Click the following link to watch the movie on their website.

The Movie — Becoming Visible

Janet Solomon

Having never met this wonderfully talented and inspired person, I can only shower my praises upon her. And the masterful work she has put together.

This stuff takes years. Not hours. And the extreme levels of pure journalism that Janet went to, to record all the relevant in-depth information shines through.

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This work needs to be shared far and wide. And only we can do this. Please share this movie with whatever button you can find…on your phone or computer.

And let’s not allow this to happen to the marine life depending on us to stop the government right now…

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