WATCH: Poachers leave South Africa's abalone fishing industry

It's a highly prized ingredient in Asian cuisine, but it's also a source of economic unrest for fishermen on the south coast of South Africa.

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The abalone, a mollusc with a pearly shell, used to be abundant - but now, after decades of overfishing and growing demand for the animal, there has been a surge in poaching in the region.

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