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South Africa's Sardine Run
"The Greatest Shoal on Earth"

Sardine Festival - 2012 EVENTS

Each year an unbelievable feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of sardines migrate up the Kwa Zulu Natal coast creating a unique and exhilarating experience for divers, birders, whale watchers and anglers.

In celebration of this annual marine phenomenon the South Coast presents a host of activities and events to keep you busy as you anticipate the first sightings of sardines.

The Sardine Run in numbers
More than: 100 000 Visitors to the South Coast during June and July
10 000 000 Sardines - more accurately known as the Southern African Pilchard Sardinops Sagax
500 Whales
23 000 Dolphins
100 000 Gannets
1 000 Sharks
Shoals are often more than: 7 km long
1,5 km wide
30 m deep

What’s on…. Celebrating the Greatest Shoal on Earth

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