A major police operation in the Eastern Cape resulted in the seizure of illegal abalone and stolen goods worth millions.

Traffic estimates that around 3,000 tonnes of abalone is poached each year from South Africa, with the great majority of it taken through neighbouring countries then on to Hong Kong. The animals ...

Traffic officers in the Muizenberg area received intel of a vehicle identified to be involved with illegal poaching activities.

The illegal harvesting of abalone in certain and specific areas along the South African coastline, including Bird Island, Dyer and Robben Island, has become a significant challenge. Illegal ...

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has welcomed the recovery of over 4 300 illegally harvested abalone valued at approximately R1.3 million and the arrest of 11 ...

According to Nkohli, Barends received the harshest penalty with a R150 000 fine or 24 months imprisonment, with a portion suspended for five years. He was also convicted on a separate fraud charge, ...

Abalone will not be able to be taken from the South Australian Southern Zone for the next year. The closure of the fishery is due to an ongoing outbreak of abalone viral ganglioneuritis (AVG).