The South Coast is still enjoying the spoils of the sardine run as more of the silvery fish arrived in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Fishermen via Facebook page Salt Fishing South Africa said the fish had been netted at Illovo and eManzimtoti and were being sold for R600 a crate.
The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board said in a statement on Friday that sardine activity had increased in the Scottburgh and Pennington areas with many shoals of fish visible from the shore.
“Two large nets have been taken at Scottburgh so far and there are a number of seine netters currently on the beach.
The shoals are moving very quickly and the netters have been finding it difficult to set their nets around them.
Four decent size nets have also been taken at Pennington and a shoal was missed at Rocky Bay, Park Rynie.”
Head of operations at the board Mike Anderson-Reade said in the same statement that it appeared that the main concentration of sardines was between Scottburgh and Mtwalume at the time.
“Small pockets have also been seen off the St Michaels and Uvongo area (on Friday morning) however no netting has been attempted in these areas.”
Shark safety gear, he said, had been removed at Scottburgh and bathing would remain closed until such time as the activity subsides.
“Hibberdene, Southport, St Michaels, Margate Main Beach, Ramsgate, San Lameer/Marina and TO Strand are currently open for bathing.”