GROUNDUP OP-ED: Abalone and rock lobster stocks are under severe threat — here’s how to preserve them

by Kevern Cochrane, Daily MaverickAbalone and rock lobster stocks are under severe threat — here’s how to preserve them by Kevern Cochrane, Daily Maverick May 4, 2022 To stop illegal fishing from destroying South Africa’s marine resources, we need a two-pronged approach: better policing of illegal fishing, and the implementation of a coherent small-scale fisheries policy. Illegal fishing has been a major threat to some of South Africa’s most important marine fisheries for decades.

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