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shaungonemad
10-03-2015, 06:55 PM
How is this for being gready.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/fisheries-queensland/costly-mack-attack-fishers-fined-9000-for-exceeding-limits/902333583151612
Jsmfun
10-03-2015, 07:15 PM
Should have taken there boat and the Stella in the background
Lucky_Phill
10-03-2015, 07:50 PM
I still don't understand why Fisheries don't name these criminals ??? :(


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shaungonemad
10-03-2015, 07:50 PM
Yeah I think if you go out of your way to do the wrong thing and to hide stuff you deserve to lose the lot. I would say he has done this before.
stockhorse
10-03-2015, 08:12 PM
Boat and tow vehicle should have been confiscated and 1 year taxable income (as per last tax return) or $50k (whichever is the greater)fine per person without time to pay or put on S.P.E.R.
mitc69
13-03-2015, 02:28 PM
ouch you could buy more fishies with 9k lol or new boat.. hope they learn there lesson otherwise bring the miss and upper the limit
Sheik
14-03-2015, 07:24 AM
How did fishtraps know about the hidden hatch. Did you someone dob them in you reckon?
shaungonemad
14-03-2015, 10:11 AM
Yeah it says in the story there was a tip off from the public.
stockhorse
14-03-2015, 10:24 AM
And when they search, they SEARCH !!
mitc69
15-03-2015, 11:43 AM
i bet a friend told on them....
samson
15-03-2015, 04:11 PM
Been going on for years and still going on not hard to spot when they anchor next to you and put on over 50 mackeral the worst part is sometimes your surrounded by guys doing much worse I pretended to ring fisheries on two guys once and got four slashed tyres for my troubles,the bag is way too generous as is those guys surprisingly were'nt that far over there limit compared to a lot I see.
Good to see them pick on the right industry for a change.
mattooty
15-03-2015, 04:52 PM
End of the day they were only over by 2 spanish and 9 spotties. Not good I know, but it's not the end of the world. I think it was a fair fine for a moderate breach of the law. It's not commercial quantities being taken here so for those saying "take a years income" or "take the car" have a think about it.
On the other side, as outlined in the article, how many people have bagged out legally and gone out again that day or within a week, or even within that month before ALL of those fish are consumed? You might as well be slapped with a fine of your last years taxable income, maybe even grab your car and boat.