severity for a 2nd offender and a commercial operator - gotta be kidding.
joke and again only ever found by tip offs.
The heading " no pot of gold" Yeah right he has been farming that extra 55 pots of gold for how long??
So he was using all his pots from one vessel and 55 extras . That give him a whole lot of other parts of the fishery to ensure he gets full pots . Just trying to add up how little I need from each pot to get my fine paid off 20K / 55 pots + $350 per pot. yep I only need have been sinking my 55 extra pots to get $350 per pot to pay my fine. how long do you reckon it would take to get a measley $350 from each extra pot. There is so little disincentive makes me puke.
Confiscation of the vessel might have sent a message and any vehicle used to transport the crabs along with the pots .