Abalone poaching in South Africa

Shark attacks, drownings, violence... Poachers will do anything to get their hands on this coveted mollusk.

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01:00If my life is in danger, if they're trying to ram me with a vessel, then I'm going

01:29to die.

01:30We, by all means, are allowed to use deadly force.

01:44It's like a threat for me also now, because they're shooting at us now.

01:50But what can I do, I must go on with my life, I lost a cousin, unfortunately my life must

01:58just go on, because I hope my kids are going to go hungry.

02:58If we're not successful with preventing the poaching, then eventually we'll reach a point

03:09where both Ablon and Roplox, Roplox are so heavily depleted, that again, those people

03:15will be out of work.