"On top of that, the man was fishing with a net that was 178 metres long. The maximum legal length for a flounder net is 60 metres. The way the oysters were packed in punnets and the length of the net indicate the illegal catch was destined for the commercial market.
Kevin.S wrote: When I see offending at this level I wonder if it is really appropriate to prosecute the offender as a recreational fisher. He was commercially harvesting the resource, and they seem pretty sure he was packaging the stuff to sell. He should really be prosecuted as a commercial fisher would be for breaking the rules. And Inland Revenue should be going through his accounts very carefully, then the Police should look at seizing property under the proceeds of crime act if he can't prove he earned it lawfully. Just prosecuting him as a recreational fisher exceeding daily limits seems quite lenient. |
Mr Moritz wrote: Should do like they do to drug dealers. Take all their assets which they have gained by way of illegal activity... |
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