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abalone poaching

Convictions for fraud, corruption and abalone poaching — Hawks chief lists crime-busters’ recent successes

South Africa

Convictions for fraud, corruption and abalone poaching — Hawks chief lists crime-busters’ recent successes

By Suné Payne

Fisheries crime is a huge parallel economic system – FishFORCE is harnessing tech to fight it

Africa

Fisheries crime is a huge parallel economic system – FishFORCE is harnessing tech to fight it

By Hennie van As

Sons of the Sea, a South African movie that dives into the complexity of poaching

South Africa

Sons of the Sea, a South African movie that dives into the complexity of poaching

By Marieke Norton

The abalone connection: The ties that bind poaching and smuggling with the SA crystal meth industry

South Africa

The abalone connection: The ties that bind poaching and smuggling with the SA crystal meth industry

By Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Lawyer to the mob explains the business side of the Western Cape's scourge

South Africa

Lawyer to the mob explains the business side of the Western Cape's scourge

By Vincent Cruywagen

No work: Abalone poachers in Kleinmond say they have no choice – it’s poach or starve

South Africa

No work: Abalone poachers in Kleinmond say they have no choice – it’s poach or starve

By Liezl Human

Water, water everywhere, not any coastguard in sight

South Africa

Water, water everywhere, not any coastguard in sight

By John Mason

Where the ocean floor is raped while a patrol craft is laughed at

South Africa

Where the ocean floor is raped while a patrol craft is laughed at

By Angus Begg

Former poacher reveals uncomfortable truths about stealing from nature to survive

South Africa

Former poacher reveals uncomfortable truths about stealing from nature to survive

By Suné Payne