Six poachers detained for holding 112 illegal fish and 1 382 unlawful rock lobster tails

City of Cape Town Sea Law Enforcement and SANParks Environment Crime Investigation (ECI) detained six poachers in Olifantsbos on Thursday, for holding 112 illegal fish and 1 382 unlawful rock lobster tails.

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The two units conducted a joint anti-poaching operation that lasted 15 hours in the Marine Protected Areas of Table Mountain National Park, resulting in the arrest of the six suspects.

TMNP park manager, Megan Taplin said a total of eight commercial lobster trawlers were inspected in the area.

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“All confiscated items were booked with the South African Police Services in Simon's Town and a case of poaching was opened,” Taplin said.

Taplin continued by saying that South African National Parks takes marine poaching seriously and that these kinds of operations give them the opportunity to gather crucial information for creating a strategy to fight environmental crime inside their MPAs.

 

Done by: Thaakiera Ackerdien