At least 7.8 million sharks are killed off southern Africa each year by hooks intended for other animals, a new study says.
Accidentally caught animals, or bycatch, also include some 34,000...
More than seven million sharks and skates are killed every year as an unintended consequence of longline fishing off the west coasts of South Africa, Namibia and Angola, a report by environmental...
Wildlife campaigners are calling for measures to protect sea turtles, cahows and other creatures potentially at risk from long-line fishing vessels.
The Ministry of Environment is currently...