KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board Maritime Centre of Excellence

We create awareness about sharks, the marine environment and about safe bathing.

In 2014 we celebrated 50 years of successful bather protection along the KwaZulu-Natal coastline.The organisation constantly seeks a balance between the protection of bathers with the least possible impact on the marine environment. The Board embarked upon a net reduction programme some years ago and total coverage of shark safety gear (nets and/or a combination of nets and drumlines) has gradually dropped from 44km to 23km of the KwaZulu-Natal coastline, without adversely compromising bather safety at 37 popular protected beaches from Richards Bay to Port Edward.