South Africa: Fishing Communities Battle the Law and a Depleted Ocean

20 September 2017

Stricter quotas are failing as fishers turn to poaching to make a living

On weekends when the sun is shining and the wind isn't gale force, the natural amphitheatre of rocks surrounding the Hawston harbour slipway is filled with locals quenching their thirst with beer, braaiing fish and sharing jokes.

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