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South Africa's Abalone Underworld
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Nov 25, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
What have giant sea snails got to do with gang violence and crystal meth in Cape Town?
For over 15 years, Shuhood Abader was a poacher, risking his life in Cape Town’s shark-infested waters to hunt a strange sea creature known as abalone. It's a type of rare shellfish that's so sought after that the illegal trade is now a multi-million dollar industry. It's a dangerous world that Shuhood struggled to leave behind.
Reporter: Gavin Fischer
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Image: a diver swimming over poached abalone shells in Cape Town's Table Mountain National Park
Credit: Thomas P Peschak/Alamy
For over 15 years, Shuhood Abader was a poacher, risking his life in Cape Town’s shark-infested waters to hunt a strange sea creature known as abalone. It's a type of rare shellfish that's so sought after that the illegal trade is now a multi-million dollar industry. It's a dangerous world that Shuhood struggled to leave behind.
Reporter: Gavin Fischer
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Image: a diver swimming over poached abalone shells in Cape Town's Table Mountain National Park
Credit: Thomas P Peschak/Alamy
Released:
Nov 25, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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