Thu, 1st September 2022
I have been notified by Sea Harvest that there is oil pollution entering the water in Saldanha Bay due to vessel maintenance occurring in the water at the government jetty (photographs and descriptions of observations […]
Wed, 24th February 2021
The WWTW is back in operation. No effluent has been released to Bok River. Background – The untreated sewage was released for a 10 hour period into the maturation pond system at the WWTW. The […]
Wed, 24th February 2021
All Aquaculture growers and other users of the bay. See below the message from the SBM regarding non-functional WWTW in Saldanha. Gavin all the best with the repairs. Groete / Regards Christo van Wyk The […]
Mon, 7th December 2020
Nurdles (small plastic packaging pellets) have been washing up at various beaches along the coast in the south-Western Cape region. This incident of nurdle pollution is being investigated by the South African Maritime Safety Authority […]
Fri, 2nd October 2020
The Clean Saldanha Beach WhatsApp group is working and actions taken are very proactive. It is with pleasure to announce that the Hoedjies Bay stormwater collection “sieve” has been repaired within days of the incident. […]
Fri, 2nd October 2020
The Clean Saldanha Beach WhatsApp has been set up to make all role-players aware immediately of any pollution and debris on the beaches in Saldanha. Pictures of two dead seals were placed on the group […]
Thu, 1st October 2020
The Sea Harvest initiated the project at The Hoedjies Bay stormwater outlet that broke after a huge downpour and not being cleaned out in time. This was not broken through vandalism. Councillor Truter also commended […]
Thu, 13th August 2020
Herewith attached is observations conducted this morning Wednesday, 12 August 2020 at around 08:00 am, of Styrofoam floating on the sea’s surface in Saldanha Bay near the Sea Harvest seawater intake. Please see the photos […]
Mon, 6th July 2020
Report of Pollution Incident observed and reported by Sea Harvest, please read entire report below. As Reported by Sea Harvest Please find attached the following document: Sea water pollution observed from 29/06 – 02/07/2020 at […]