The Tamure Kid wrote: Depressing, Kitno. Given the numbers hitting the water along the south-eastern coast of Auckland, I'm pretty sure the ones caught poaching are just the tip of the iceberg. Must be lots who don't get caught by the hard working fisheries officers (professional and voluntary - some of whom are dedicated Forum contributors ). The poachers then take the fish back to their neighbourhoods and sell them to willing black market buyers. The boats the authorities seize are mostly pieces of cr%p, no real loss to the 'owners'. Any fines they get from court proceedings are paid back at pittance a week. Their lawyers tell sob stories, and the individuals convicted laugh among themselves as they walk out of court. Before this latest lockdown some maggots just abandoned a rusty old trailer at Half Moon Bay carpark. They just don't give a rat's... Half a km up the road, the same people dump trailer loads of rubbish beside Pigeon Mountain reserve - old mattresses, tyres, broken furniture etc. Must do it in the middle of the night. Welcome to modern NZ.
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Reel Deal wrote: But why why why under sized snapper.? Such small fish. May as well sieve the water and scoop snapper eggs…. Always feel a bit stink after a fish and see that first 32cm fish in bin amoungst bigger fish after a slow start fishing season. |
The Tamure Kid wrote: Depressing, Kitno. Given the numbers hitting the water along the south-eastern coast of Auckland, I'm pretty sure the ones caught poaching are just the tip of the iceberg. Must be lots who don't get caught by the hard working fisheries officers (professional and voluntary - some of whom are dedicated Forum contributors ). The poachers then take the fish back to their neighbourhoods and sell them to willing black market buyers. The boats the authorities seize are mostly pieces of cr%p, no real loss to the 'owners'. Any fines they get from court proceedings are paid back at pittance a week. Their lawyers tell sob stories, and the individuals convicted laugh among themselves as they walk out of court. Before this latest lockdown some maggots just abandoned a rusty old trailer at Half Moon Bay carpark. They just don't give a rat's... Half a km up the road, the same people dump trailer loads of rubbish beside Pigeon Mountain reserve - old mattresses, tyres, broken furniture etc. Must do it in the middle of the night. Welcome to modern NZ.
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Kevin.S wrote: They keep describing these people as recreational fishers, but most of them are not. They are illegal commercial fishers. As Tamure Kid said, many of them take their illegally caught fish and then illegally sell it to others. It is a commercial activity for them. |
Hook-it wrote: Under sized fishing has been going on for years. Went to help a Chinese bloke retrieve his boat at long bay /Coro 20yrs ago. NO NO I no need help; Wave came over the transom, out came many very small Snaps. Two Asians were spoken to at Papa, back in February, fish taken off them and thrown into estuary ,size 25-. Sent them off to shop to buy plastic measure. Doubt whether they used it. |
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