Sardine frenzy hits KwaZulu-Natal South Coast – WATCH

Watch as the much-anticipated annual Sardine Run attracts hundreds of people to beaches in the Amanzimtoti area.

Hundreds of people are flocking to the beaches in the Amanzimtoti area as sardine fever hits KwaZulu-Natal.

WATCH AS THE SARDINE FEVER HITS KWAZULU-NATAL

According to a report by the SouthCoast Sun, boats have been launching at Amanzimtoti Main Beach on Tuesday and hauling huge shoals back to shore.

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Jace Govender, beach manager, boat captain, and seine boss for his group of netters, successfully brought in about 800 crates already.

HUGE SHOALSWERE HALUED BACK TO SHORE

Every year holidaymakers, fishermen, and residents flock to the beaches to catch a glimpse of the spectacle, dubbed the Greatest Shoal on Earth.

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This includes sharks‚ birds, and dolphins in a feeding frenzy as they prey on the sardines.

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On Monday, the South Coast Tourism & Investment Enterprise (SCTIE) confirmed that sardines had arrived on the KZN South Coast.

THIS HAS BEEN DUBBED THE GREATEST SHOAL ON EARTH

The SCTIE said that visitors were treated to an ocean spectacle over the weekend as the #greatestshoalonearth – the annual Sardine Run – arrived with gusto, a day after World Oceans Day which was celebrated through the first-ever Ocean Festival in Scottburgh.

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HERE IS WHERE IT HAS BEEN REPORTED

Scottburgh fisherman Demetree Stimatus has been following the sardines his entire life and has told the media that on Sunday, the sardines were moving toward Durban. On Monday, it seemed they were moving towards the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. And on Tuesday, the sardines were confirmed at Warner Beach and Amanzimtoti.

Wayne Harrison, acting head of operations at KZN Sharks Board, said they were notified of underwater sardine activity at Glenmore on the lower KZN South Coast at 6.30.

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THERE WAS ALSO AN INCREASE IN BAIT FISH AT PORT EDWARD

“On the echo sounder, they were showing large masses going through but very low down on the sand bypassing Glenmore. There was also an increase in bait fish at Port Edward near the lighthouse, heading north. We couldn’t track them any further north around the Margate and Uvongo areas,” explained Harrison.