Divers Risk Drowning and Sharks to Poach Abalone Worth $200 a Pound The delicacy once smothered local reefs in South Africa, but the shellfish has become more difficult to find as a result of overfishing, luring untrained divers into more deadly waters. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Wife of Detained Activist From Taiwan Is Barred From ChinaEurope Edition: Stockholm, Egypt, Masters Tournament: Your Monday BriefingSculpting America in Japan’s SandNews Analysis: 11 Years, $300 Million and 3 Convictions. Was the Khmer Rouge Tribunal Worth It?Tottori Journal: Japan’s Sand Museum, a Home to Ephemeral TreasuresReporter's Notebook: 100 Years Later, Battle of Vimy Ridge Remains Key Symbol for Canada