Perlemoen poachers haunt Swartkops Estuary
Fears for safety of fishermen as rogue elements pillaging the shellfish race in and out of the river mouth on unlit rubber ducks
A major accident waiting to happen.
This is how officials have described the situation at the Swartkops Estuary, where perlemoen poachers are reportedly running a major operation to pillage the shellfish as they destroy estuarine vegetation with illegal launch sites, and race in and out the mouth with unlit craft...
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