Durban - Sardines are expected to be spotted along KwaZulu-Natal beaches in the coming weeks, according to Mike Anderson-Reade, head of operations at the KZN Sharks Board.
The board had its first monitoring flight of the 2018 sardine season last Thursday.
Anderson-Reade said numerous shoals of bait fish were observed along the flight route. However, the first sign of sardines accompanied by associated predator activity was seen south of Mazeppa on the Eastern Cape coast, 210km south of KZN.
“My team and I will be flying to the Eastern Cape this week to confirm these sightings,” said Anderson-Reade.
Small, fast-moving pockets of sardines were already present off the KZN coast, he said...