Western Australia Fisheries Department carried out law enforcement early this morning, caught three men with more than 300 abalone.
The three men, from Osbourne Park and Girrawheen, were spotted fishing on a reef platform in Iluka by Department of Fisheries staff.
They were found to have 312 abalone and fishing gear raided.
The three men were caught in Operation Water, said Cameron Dawes-Smith of the Fisheries Department.
"We have strict rules to ensure that future generations also have abalone." He said, "serious violations, up to a fine of up to four hundred thousand yuan, four years in prison, but also the confiscation of ships, equipment." In addition to routine inspections, Department of Fisheries staff also use high-tech to protect our precious abalone area. The clean water operation used a series of strategic techniques to combat illegal hunting of abalone. "
The campaign aims to crack down on illegal abalone fishing and marketing off the coast of Perth City.
The three men will face heavy penalties.
The law prescribes a fine of 10 times the catch.
The market price of abalone is 30 yuan each, that is, these people will be fined 9360 yuan if convicted.
