Sardine run prompts closure of 25 KZN beaches to swimmers
The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board (KZNSB) has taken down shark safety nets at 25 beaches across the province. Here’s a list of the impacted locations.
As the 2025 sardine run gets underway, the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board (KZNSB) has removed shark safety nets from 25 beaches along the south coast.
The Board explained that the swarm of predators following the sardine shoals poses challenges not only for the fish but also for the Board’s operations.
“The shark nets that provide bather protection along the beaches take a heavy toll of sharks and dolphins if they are not lifted before the arrival of the Sardine Run,” it said, as per Business Tech.
The 25 beaches affected
The eThekwini Municipality also announced on Monday, 2 June, that the public was now prohibited from swimming on KwaZulu-Natal’s south coast beaches, due to the shark nets being removed.
These beaches include:
- Isipingo Beach
- Amanzimtoti Beach
- Warners Beach
- Winkelspruit
- Karridene
- Umgababa
- Scottburgh
- Hibberdene
- Umzumbe
- Banana Beach
- Sunwich Port
- South Port
- Umtetweni
- St Micheals On Sea
- Uvongo
- Margate
- Ramsgate
- Southbroom
- Kent Bay Umkobi
- San Lameer
- Trafalgar
- Glenmore
- Leisure Bay
- To Strand
- Port Edward