Bathing suspended at south coast beaches due to sardines
The arrival of sardines along the KZN south coast has led to the suspension of bathing at some beaches.
"From iSiphingo right through to Port Edward,” says Wayne Harrison from the KZN Sharks Board.
The first big net hauls of the Greatest Shoal on earth began in Hibberdene and Lucien Beach near Margate on Sunday.
The shoal is expected to head towards Durban, depending on wind and currents.
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Harrison says beaches were closed for swimming as a result of the associated shark activity around the shoal.
Harrison says Ansteys Beach and Brighton Beach south of Durban will be closed to bathing from Tuesday.
"Sharks have been quite spectacular during the course of the morning; leaping out the water; spinning in the air and an absolute classical sight of dolphin."
Angler News South Africa's Kioshan Govender says the shoal made its way to Umgababa on the South Coast.
"There is a lot of fish just behind the back wash and everywhere you look there's fish. There should be some game sharks tonight. Some sharks will hopefully be netted."
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