Commercial Abalone Sector submits Abalone Recovery Plan Commercial Abalone Sector submits Abalone Recovery Plan: An Abalone Recovery Plan was submitted to the Department of Fisheries (DFFE)on 5 August 2025. This was done by members of the Commercial Abalone Sector who realised the writingwas on the wall for their fishery. It focuses on establishing small, protected … Read more
Abalone: Policies that turn Quota Holders into Poachers Abalone: Policies that turn Quota Holders into Poachers: In 2004, in a great leap towards undoing the wrongs committed in the apartheid era, 301 abalone quotas were awarded, mostly to individuals from previously disadvantaged fishing communities. The Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP2004) was fair and open to … Read more
Rhino Horn vs. Abalone Rhino Horn vs. Abalone: It does not take a genius to work out that you cannot have those that are supposed toprotect an endangered species profit from trade in dead pieces of the same animals.Even more so in the corrupt environment that currently exists in South-Africa. Rhinohorn and elephant tusks are … Read more
Abalone – What is Really going on? Abalone—What is really going on? In this series, we have guest star conservation contributor Anton Kruger hard at work educating the government on abalone ethics. This is the second so far; the first one can be found right here (opens in new tab). Follow my short series about … Read more
Corruption in Fisheries: The Abalone Crisis by Anton Kruger Corruption in Fisheries: The Abalone Crisis by Anton Kruger – Anton Kruger is a humble waterman from the Boland area who has a big voice. Anton is a voice for the many discriminated-against fishing communities dotted along our lovely coastline. They are abused and pushed around … Read more
