Gill nets galore in Kosi lakes, despite illegal fishing clampdown
Daily Maverick | 18.08.2026 05:15
Kosi Bay, a chain of four clear-water lakes on the border between KZN and southern Mozambique, is one of the most unspoiled lake and estuary systems in the country. Legally protected as a nature reserve since 1987, it also home to a rich variety of marine and freshwater fish that have been harvested in traditional fish traps by the local community for hundreds of years.