Recognition for fishing feature
I was extremely thrilled when my feature on crayfish poachers and the potential impact of the new Small-Scale Fishing policy on illegal fishing won the regional Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award in the CSI/Sustainability category.
Fingers crossed as it goes to the nationals!
You can hear more about the production of this story here:
http://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/14090/the-reason-why-poachers-resort-to-illegal-fishing
And you can read more here:
Although the new policy held a lot of promise, many traditional fishers are still awaiting any real benefit from it. Keep an eye on my work for an update to the story...