Fishing+By+A.+Salih

= **Fishing** = By: Ammaar S. The Sardine Run is a unique unexplainable phenomenon of millions of Sardines traveling through the coast of Africa. Occurring during may and july. Because of the cold currents along this stretch of these fish converge close to the shoreline and to the surface, making ideal targets for hungry predators and perfect viewing for snorkellers and scuba divers. Millions and millions of sardines gather together closely minimizing there chances of getting eaten from predators. Thousands of birds plunging from the sky, feeding on the fish, with larger game fish and numerous species of sharks all feasting on the sardines.  The Sardine Run Expedition based at Shelly Beach on the KwaZulu/Natal South Coast. At Shelly Beach thousands of men women and their children gather around and catch the sardines with nets fishing rods or even their hands. This has been a tradition of the KwaZulu coast for generations.   .