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The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board Maritime Centre of Excellence (KZNSB)
is still experiencing industrial action with its labour force. Due to
the limited forces available, the organisation has had to temporarily
reduce the number of protected beaches in KwaZulu-Natal. Bathing is currently open at the following beaches:
- North Coast: Salt Rock Beach, Willards Beach (Ballito Bay main beach), Umhlanga Rocks main beach.
- Durban: Ushaka to Bay of North Beach inclusive
- South Coast: Amanzimtoti Main Beach, Scottburgh, St Michaels, Uvongo, Margate Main Beach, Ramsgate, Southbroom, San Lameer.
Visitors
to the beaches are requested to check with the lifeguards prior to
entering the water at any of the non-mentioned beaches.
The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board Maritime Centre of Excellence (KZNSB) maintains shark nets and drum lines off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal to protect bathers and surfers from shark attacks at a total of 37 beaches. Most of the shark nets deployed by the KZNSB are
214m long and 6m deep and are secured at each end by two 35kg anchors;
all have a stretched mesh of 51cm. The nets are laid in two parallel
rows approximately 400m offshore and in water depths of 10-14m.
The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board Maritime Centre of Excellence (KZNSB) is still experiencing industrial action with its labour force. Due to the limited forces available, the organisation has had to temporarily reduce the number of protected beaches in KwaZulu-Natal. Bathing is currently open at the following beaches:
- North Coast: Willards Beach (Ballito Bay main beach), Umhlanga Rocks main beach
- Durban: Ushaka to Bay of Plenty Beach inclusive
- South Coast: St Michaels, Uvongo, Lucien, Margate, Ramsgate, Southbroom, San Lameer
Visitors to the beaches are requested to check with the lifeguards prior to entering the water at any of the non-mentioned beaches.
The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board Maritime Centre of Excellence (KZNSB) maintains shark nets and drum lines off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal to protect bathers and surfers from shark attacks at a total of 37 beaches. Most of the shark nets deployed by the KZNSB are
214m long and 6m deep and are secured at each end by two 35kg anchors;
all have a stretched mesh of 51cm. The nets are laid in two parallel
rows approximately 400m offshore and in water depths of 10-14m.
update (02 September 2018): According to the latest media update (31 August 2018), the KZN Sharks Board is still experiencing industrial action with its labour force. Due to the limited forces available, the organisation has had to temporarily reduce the number of protected beaches. Bathing is currently open at the following beaches:
- North Coast: Willards Beach (Ballito Bay main beach), Umhlanga Rocks main beach.
- Durban: Ushaka to Bay of Plenty Beach inclusive
- South Coast: St Michaels, Uvongo, Lucien, Margate, Ramsgate, Southbroom, San Lameer.
According to media release by the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board Maritime Centre of Excellence (KZNSB), the organisation is currently experiencing industrial action with its labour force. Due to the strike, the KZNSB has had to temporarily reduce the number of protected beaches in KwaZulu-Natal it is able to service with the limited resources available. Bathing is currently open at the following beaches:
- North Coast: Willards Beach (Ballito Bay main beach), Umhlanga Rocks main beach.
- Durban: Ushaka to Suncoast Beach inclusive
- South Coast: Hibberdene, Umzumbe, Southport, St Michaels, Uvongo, Lucien, Margate, Ramsgate, Southbroom, San Lameer and Trafalgar.
Visitors to the beaches along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal are requested to check with the lifeguards prior to entering the water at any of the non-mentioned beaches. We'll keep you posted!
The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board Maritime Centre of Excellence (KZNSB) maintains shark nets and drum lines off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal to protect bathers and surfers from shark attacks at a total of 37 beaches. Most of the shark nets deployed by the KZNSB are
214m long and 6m deep and are secured at each end by two 35kg anchors;
all have a stretched mesh of 51cm. The nets are laid in two parallel
rows approximately 400m offshore and in water depths of 10-14m.
According to media release by the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board Maritime Centre of Excellence (KZNSB) shark safety gear has been reinstalled and bathing reopened at the following beaches in KwaZulu Natal:
North Coast:
- Richards Bay - Alkantstrand
- Zinkwazi
- Blythedale
- Salt Rock
- Willards Beach
- Westbrook
- Umhlanga Rocks
Durban:
- Ushaka to Suncoast Beach inclusive
South Coast:
- Amanzimtoti
- Umzumbe
- Southport
- St Michaels
- Margate
- Ramsgate
- San Lameer
- Glenmore
- Port Edward
The KZNSB will continue to deploy gear at the remaining beaches tomorrow (03 August 2018). Intense sardine and associated predator activity is still being experienced on the upper south coast between Illovu and Scottburgh. The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board Maritime Centre of Excellence will continue to monitor this activity and only replace gear at beaches within this region once the activity subsides.
The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board Maritime Centre of Excellence (KZNSB) maintains shark nets and drum lines off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal to protect bathers and surfers from shark attacks at a total of 37 beaches. Most of the shark nets deployed by the KZNSB are
214m long and 6m deep and are secured at each end by two 35kg anchors;
all have a stretched mesh of 51cm. The nets are laid in two parallel
rows approximately 400m offshore and in water depths of 10-14m.
According to a recent media release by the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board Maritime Centre of Excellence (KZNSB), all shark safety gear at protected beaches along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal has been temporarily removed due to upcoming strike action over wage and other demand negotiations by their workers. The strike, which is initiated by the South African Liberated Public Sector Workers Union (SALIPSWU), is set to start on 27 July 2018. The duration of this strike action is unknown at this time.
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KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board Maritime Centre of Excellence (KZNSB) maintains shark nets and drum lines off the coast of
KwaZulu-Natal to protect bathers and surfers from shark attacks at a total of 37 beaches. Most of the shark nets deployed by the KZNSB are 214m long and 6m deep and are secured at each end by two 35kg anchors; all have a stretched mesh of 51cm. The nets are laid in two parallel rows approximately 400m offshore and in water depths of 10-14m.
