The vessels were detected at the weekend and have been escorted to East London harbour.
Earlier this month, authorities escorted another suspicious vessel to Cape Town harbour.
Earlier this month, authorities spotted 9 vessels suspected to be fishing illegally in SA's waters.
An expert says more can be done to assert fishermen's rights when it comes to their share of the catch.
The fisheries department highlighted abalone poaching as one of the biggest problems facing the sector.
Minister Senzeni Zokwana considered 150 appeals in three of the sectors, but less than half were successful.
The process has in the past been marred by allegations of irregularities and corruption.
The 84-year-old man’s body was discovered on Sunday morning after he went missing on Friday.
WC covt has called on its citizens across various communitites to report marine poaching.
Those who were granted licenses last year can continue fishing pending a new round of allocations.
This protest follows a chaotic protest against fishing rights allocations at the Hout Bay Harbour.
Minister Joemat-Pettersson announced an independent audit into the allocation of fishing rights.
Hout Bay fishermen embarked on protests after two fishermen went missing while fishing illegally.
The New Year hasn’t started well for at least 180 fishermen after their fishing rights were revoked.
South Africa's line fishery sector was declared to be in a state of emergency in 2000.
The Marine Living Resources Amendment Bill was adopted by the National Assembly on Thursday.
The minister allegedly received a R100,000 cut in an R18 million deal back in 2006.
Authorities have not been able to conduct the annual survey of hake due an unfit ship.
