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September 14, 2025
Video: 'Illegal Fishing Threatens Sodwana Bay Livelihoods'
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Poachers hiding just beyond the marine borders of the country are plundering marine areas.
The coastal tourist town of Sodwana Bay on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast in South Africa is a mecca for deep-sea divers and recreational anglers.
Their livelihood is, however, under threat due to large-scale illegal fishing and an apparent lack of regulatory oversight and law enforcement on the side of iSimangaliso Wetland Park, which manages the marine protected area.
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