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Armed Robbers Are Now Targeting Abalone Farms and Processors

This has all but destroyed South Africa’s legal abalone fishery, which sustainably harvested some 770 tons of abalone a year until the poaching groups muscled in. (Read more: “Poaching for ... read more

Asia's abalone fever feared wiping out the gourmet mollusc in South ...

HOUT BAY, South Africa (Reuters) - In broad daylight, groups of poachers hidden among the rocks of a South African marine conservation area wade slowly into the icy, shark-infested waters of the ... read more

How Asian appetites for abalone - ‘white gold’ - foster crime in ...

South Africa exports more than 5,000 tonnes (5,500 tons) of abalone annually, mainly to Hong Kong and other Asian markets, where it is referred to as “white gold”. read more

South Africa jails two Chinese nationals for abalone poaching

South African authorities jailed two Chinese nationals caught with over US$60,000 worth of illegally fished abalone, a coveted delicacy smuggled mainly to Asia, police said Wednesday. read more

Abalone poaching fuels crime and violence in South Africa

Poaching threatens rare South African sea snail with extinction 09:56. JOHANNESBURG — Poachers profiting off illegal abalone fishing are fueling a wave of violence in South Africa. A report by ... read more

Asia's Abalone Fever Feared Wiping Out the Gourmet Mollusc in South Africa

Destined for trendy restaurants in Hong Kong and China, abalone - dubbed "white gold" after its pearly flesh - can fetch up to 4,500 rand ($420) a kg on the South African black market, and nearly ... read more

South Africa jails two Chinese for abalone poaching

The trio were caught with around US$61,000 worth of cooked, dried and wet abalone in May 2020. Abalone poaching costs South Africa around US$60 million per year, according to a 2018 report by ... read more

FEATURE-Asia's abalone fever feared wiping out the gourmet ...

Destined for trendy restaurants in Hong Kong and China, abalone - dubbed "white gold" after its pearly flesh - can fetch up to 4,500 rand ($420) a kg on the South African black market, and nearly ... read more

FEATURE-Asia's abalone fever feared wiping out the gourmet ...

SAFRICA-ABALONE/ (FEATURE, PIX):FEATURE-Asia's abalone fever feared wiping out the gourmet mollusc in South Africa ... read more