With a growing network of marine protected areas, a new generation of South Africans like nine-year-old Laila Ntlantlu will hopefully see a return of the country’s iconic reef fishes to healthy numbers.
On a warm summer day in December, 25-year-old Jonathan Lewis (right) was among many dozens of people gathered to catch reef fishes off Kalk Bay harbor’s jetty.
A Hottentot seabream shot with a speargun. Spearfishing and hook-and-line fishing have caused the collapse of many of False Bay’s fish stocks, despite being selective fishing methods.
