After staff from the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board had heard about all the sardine activity, which included sharks in the Mtentu/Msikaba area, they managed to get permission to do a sardine patrol flight on June 11.

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Harry Mbambo of the KZN Sharks Board said there were scattered, thin pockets of sardines/baitfish between Warner Beach and Port Edward but mostly further off shore.

The area where all the activity was on Thursday (between the Mtentu river mouth and Goss point) was quiet.

“We started seeing shoals of sardines close inshore, from Waterfall Bluff and these pockets continued right through to Rame Heads,” said Mbambo.

It was great to see hundreds of gannet with these shoals. The fresh south westerly wind predicted will hopefully push the fish through to KZN, he said.

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