THE WATCHTOWER

Contact & Incident Reporting

Reach out for general enquiries or signal an active poaching incident immediately through WhatsApp.

REPORT POACHING NOW

Witnessing illegal fishing, gillnetting, or poaching? Tap to open WhatsApp — your GPS location will be automatically included in the alert message.

OPEN WHATSAPP — REPORT POACHING

Your GPS coordinates will be included automatically

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Operational Base

Location

KwaZulu-Natal Coast, South Africa
Operational area: Richards Bay to the Wild Coast

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Emergency Protocols

For active poaching incidents, use the WhatsApp Signal button above for the fastest response. For fishing regulation enquiries, contact DFFE: 021 402 3680.

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Operational area: Richards Bay to the Wild Coast.

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