{
  "id": 5529691,
  "title": "Shad may be exciting anglers, but fishermen face a tougher fight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/shad-may-be-exciting-anglers-but-fishermen-face-a-tougher-fight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T08:56:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/community-news/2026-09-04-declining-stocks-and-pollution-threaten-kzns-130-year-shad-fishery/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KwaZulu-Natal's historic fishing industry is in sharp decline, with veteran fisherman Lenny Pillay citing pollution, warming oceans and changing currents as the primary causes.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}