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Leatherback turtle, Onca beach A Leatherback turtle coming to Onca Beach to breed. Onca beach used to be a prime breeding area for the turtles, but numbers have declined dramatically due to the use of gill nets and the fishers who consume them.
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Giant ground gecko Nocturnal reptile found in gravel areas.
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Leatherback turtle, Onca beach A Leatherback turtle coming to Onca Beach to breed. Onca beach used to be a prime breeding area for the turtles, but numbers have declined dramatically due to the use of gill nets and the fishers who consume them.
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Leatherback turtle, Onca beach A Leatherback turtle coming to Onca Beach to breed. Onca beach used to be a prime breeding area for the turtles, but numbers have declined dramatically due to the use of gill nets and the fishers who consume them.
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Leatherback turtle, Onca beach A Leatherback turtle coming to Onca Beach to breed. Onca beach used to be a prime breeding area for the turtles, but numbers have declined dramatically due to the use of gill nets and the fishers who consume them.
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Leatherback turtle, Onca beach A Leatherback turtle coming to Onca Beach to breed. Onca beach used to be a prime breeding area for the turtles, but numbers have declined dramatically due to the use of gill nets and the fishers who consume them.
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Leatherback turtle, Onca beach A Leatherback turtle coming to Onca Beach to breed. Onca beach used to be a prime breeding area for the turtles, but numbers have declined dramatically due to the use of gill nets and the fishers who consume them.
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Leatherback turtle, Onca beach A Leatherback turtle coming to Onca Beach to breed. Onca beach used to be a prime breeding area for the turtles, but numbers have declined dramatically due to the use of gill nets and the fishers who consume them.
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Barra do Dande estuary General view of Barra do Dande estuary. Fishers are organised into cooperatives, receiving increasing support from government and NGOs.
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Barra do Dande estuary General view of Barra do Dande estuary. Fishers are organised into cooperatives, receiving increasing support from government and NGOs.
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Barra do Dande estuary General view of Barra do Dande estuary. Fishers are organised into cooperatives, receiving increasing support from government and NGOs.
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Fisher cooperative, net making Artisanal fishers preparing new nets on the Angolan coast. Artisanal fishery is a very important activity in Angola, unlike in the other two countries (Namibia and South Africa) in the Benguela Large Marine Ecosystem.
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Snoek fishers Artisanal fishers in Port Nolloth catch snoek when the Rock lobster season is over.
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Fishers Orange River Chris catching barbel at the Orange River near Sandrift.
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Snoek fishing Snoek are predatory fish that form migratory shoals on the west coast. They mature at 55 cm and spawn in winter. Artisanal fishers catch them using a lead lure or hooks baited with pilchards.
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Snoek fishing Snoek are predatory fish that form migratory shoals on the west coast. They mature at 55 cm and spawn in winter. Artisanal fishers catch them using a lead lure or hooks baited with pilchards.
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Shark drying Sharks are a frequent catch by fishers in Ambriz. They are later salted and dried.
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Hartlaub's gull A bird commonly found on the west coast.
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Jackass Penguin The African penguin is the continent's only flightless seabird. A colony near Boulders, in Cape Town, is one of the areas main tourist attractions. Highly endangered, the penguins are very susceptible to oil spills.
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