Investigation of permit violations in South Africa’s shark fishery pending Following an October 2025 Mongabay report of the shark fishing vessel Zanette violating the conditions of its permit to catch endangered sharks, the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and...

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It is not the first time the country’s small shark fishery has made headlines...fishing in protected areas and illegally cutting heads and fins off of its catch, preventing effective monitoring."

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