Abalone

Small-scale fishers, abalone farmers, commercial trawlers, poachers: all have been affected, if not by fishing quotas, then by the pandemic

The illegal wildlife trade is one of the most profitable criminal enterprises worldwide, but only recently has the focus shifted to investigating its financial flows

The booming, lucrative and often illicit trade in sea cucumbers, seahorses and fish maws threatens species and coastal communities

Interviews with offenders provide insight into the structure of illegal wildlife trade networks

The pandemic hit abalone farmers fast and hard. Prices have dropped and backers appear to be losing their appetite for investing in the delicacy

Abalone poaching in Cape Town succeeds because there is a motivated offender, a suitable target and a lack of security

Jacob Zuma is being investigated by the Hawks for allegedly accepting a R1-million cash bribe in exchange for keeping Senzeni Zokwana in his Cabinet

Behind the Cape’s illicit perlemoen trade are whole communities that rely on the income the illegal abalone fishers bring in.

A ‘toolkit’ unearthed in the Blombos cave in the Western Cape has proved to be 100 000 years old.

Fisheries Minister and officials in her department narrowly avoid potential contempt of court action.

New research indicates that a record 3 000 tons of abalone was poached from South African waters and sold in Asia last year.

Western Cape police have arrested eight suspects for the possession of abalone worth R7,5-million, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.