# CapeNature says it is promoting catch-and-release fishing practices of indigenous fish species, and removal of invasive fish species as a practical way for recreational anglers to contribute to conservation. Currently, 24 of the Western Cape’s 35 freshwater fish species are listed as threatened, and 73-percent of the province’s freshwater fish are found nowhere else in the world. CapeNature CEO doctor Ashley Naidoo says practising responsible catch and release or sometimes catch and remove for alien invasive species helps to sustain the biodiversity of the freshwater systems.
CapeNature working to protect the health of freshwater ecosystems