# The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment says it has received no reports indicating a recurrence of the widespread sardine mortality event observed between late July and early September in the Western Cape. However, it is investigating a small number of juvenile sardines, measuring less than five centimetres, washed up sparsely along approximately 200 metres of beach near Mossel Bay. The department’s spokesperson, Zolile Nqayi, says samples have been collected for pilchard herpesvirus testing:
Mossel Bay sardine wash-up under investigation [SOUND]
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