KILLING FISH (A SERIES)
The Lawless Ocean — an unfolding disaster for the love of fried fish
A bloody harvest.
(Photo: Oliver Godfrey)
An alien civilisation coming across our solar system would name our planet Ocean, for most of Earth is under water. Being air-breathing and living on the bits that stick out, we mostly regard the vast liquid blue that surrounds us as a beautiful but often scary “other”. Billions of us, however, rely on it for food. This four-part series looks at the relationship between the creatures below the sea’s surface and the people in boats who catch them.
Part One: The Lawless Oceans — forced labour on rust-bucket boats docking at Cape Town harbour
Japanese fishing boats in Cape Town Harbour. (Photo: Don Pinnock)
Most fishing outfits deny catching hammerhead sharks, because they are a protected species. (Photo: Oliver Godfrey)
When fishing was great off the Kalk Bay pier. (Photo: Supplied)
Sardine catch off India.
(Photo: Supplied)
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