Perlemoen Poacher

A Port Alfred resident enjoying a walk on the beach on Monday afternoon was shocked and distraught at the sight of “thousands upon thousands” of freshly stripped perlemoen shells scattered across the rocks between Flame Lily and Kelly’s…

PORT ALFRED – 20 APRIL 2022: Adze, a four-year-old Belgian Shepherd police patrol dog sniffed out poachers’ diving equipment from the bushes near Fish River, Port Alfred today. The estimated value of the equipment is over R50 000 On…

Perlemoen poaching kingpin Morne Blignaut has been convicted on two charges of racketeering and a charge of contravening the protection of living marine resources on Wednesday in the Port Elizabeth High Court. Blignaut pleaded guilty to…