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Gansbaai, a popular town in the Western Cape, South Africa, is battling illegal poaching. Shutterstock

November 21, 2018

First steps to tackling South Africa’s abalone poaching

Marieke Norton, University of Cape Town

Breaking the cycle of illegal abalone poaching in South Africa is going to be tough, but not impossible.

Giant clam shells seized by authorities in waters off Australia’s north. NT government

December 22, 2016

How to tackle the rising tide of poaching in Australia’s tropical seas

Steven Purcell, Southern Cross University and Hampus Eriksson, University of Wollongong

Prized species such as sea cucumbers are increasingly being poached from Australian waters. But if foreign aid can give fishing crews alternative livelihoods, the problem could ease.

Billions of dollars are lost yearly to illegal fishing, with West Africa being one of the worst-affected regions. Commander, US Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th/Flickr

July 13, 2016

Africa needs collaboration and support to tackle crime at sea

Hennie van As, Nelson Mandela University

Crime on the ocean is not only about illegal fishing – it ranges from drug smuggling to human trafficking and modern-day slavery as well.

Fishermen rescued from a boat on which they were trafficked to work. Pring Samrang/Reuters

November 4, 2015

Why it’s so hard to fight fisheries crime

Amanda Cabrejo le Roux, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

There are no proper laws to combat fisheries crime. As a result, a number of organisations need to join forces to stop the problem.

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