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A 2.1 m Carcharhinus species from Kidd's Beach (reported by Glenda Williams-Wynn). (Photo: East London Museum.) Communities and fishermen along the East and South coast of the Eastern Cape have reported rare fish species washing up ashore. Experts say hundreds of fish were killed after sea temperatures dropped from 24 degrees Celsius to 12 degrees Celsius on the South and East coasts of SA last week.    The first reports of dead fish in the province was made by the Morgan Bay community on Wednesday when a pregnant giant oceanic manta ray carrying a 60kg pup washed up on...

Fisheries Department warns public against eating the fish washing up on the South and East Coast Updated El Broide Share this: As a number of fish and shellfish wash up around the South and East Coast, the Fisheries Department has warned the public that consuming the dead animals may be harmful. The Fisheries department has warned the public not to eat the animals. The fish seem to have died as a result of a marine heatwave which renders them poisonous. “Some of the fish may have been dead longer than thought, some of the unfamiliar ones may be toxic and it is not clear yet whether the

A marine heatwave seems to have killed fish and shellfish on the East and South Coast of South Africa.

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