At 82 years of age, captain Noel Less still works a five-day week as a fishing gear specialist at Sea Harvest’s Viking Fishing Division in Cape Town harbour. His 60 year career would not have been possible if the South African hake trawl fishery was not sustainable. Watch the video released ahead of World Fisheries Day, to find out more about what happens behind the scene…
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