Durban Bay is a significant estuarine embayment and major port on the east coast of South Africa within the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. Despite its industrial harbor functions, the bay retains important habitat diversity and serves as a valuable fishing resource. The area has a long cultural and subsistence fishing history, with generations of fishers utilizing its piers, beaches, and harbor waters. Access to these traditional fishing grounds has become increasingly contested due to urban development and security concerns around the port.