Melbourne has been caught for fishing abalone!
They will face a fine of $40,000 and 18 months in prison!
Victoria Fisheries Agency staff received report calls from zealous citizens, according to weekly time.
The source said he saw two men sneaking around in Port Fairy who had been fishing for things in the sea.
"they've been fishing for a long time! Must have grabbed a lot of things! "
After receiving the phone call, the police immediately launched! When they arrived, the two men's car was parked on the shore. One of them panicked when he saw the police trying to escape, but was held back by the police.
And the other man, who got out of the water about a minute later, was caught wearing a diving suit and a big abalone in his hand!
After holding the two men under control, the police came forward decisively to open their pick-up truck, lift the waterproof cloth, and smell of seafood!
Look closely, in addition to diving equipment in the car, the rest of the space, a pile of abalone! There are 89!
In Victoria, you can only catch up to five abalone per person per day.
And the two of them have 89! It's several times beyond the standard!
Then, the police took out a small ruler to measure whether the size of the abalone they caught met the standard, because in Victoria, they can only catch abalone above 12cm, otherwise they will be convicted of illegal fishing.
After the police survey, everyone was speechless, these two men fishing abalone, only one of the 89 just reached 12 cm, the rest of the size is not enough!
In the words of the fisheries bureau, these abalone are still small babys! I'm not growing up! Taking them away is so insane and insatiable that they are insatiable and insatiable!
One of the top-eyed police officers also noticed that one of them was sneaking something to the side with his foot. He walked up and looked at it. It turned out to be a sharp knife!
The experienced policeman saw that this thing was used by these two men to dig abalone!
Digging abalone in Victoria can only be done with a blunt knife, such a sharp knife does not comply with the rules at first sight.
At present, the two men have been detained, according to the state fisheries agency staff said: the men waiting for the two men will be a fine of 40, 000 and 18 months in prison! And has been banned from fishing again for a long time!
Victoria Fisheries Agency staff said: recently the weather is good, the sun is warm, the seafood is fat, so they have found a lot of cases of stealing like this!
Just the night before the capture of the two men, four people were caught. They caught 58 abalone, 54 of them not up to the standard!
Every year, there are many people in the state who fish for marine life illegally, from locals to tourists. Because of not familiar with the regulations, or have a fluke mentality, and thus violated the relevant regulations.
But after being caught without exception, they were severely punished!
Last January, police in Melbourne's Werribee district captured two men and one woman while patrolling.
Three of them stole: 423 spring flowers (one kind of edible conch), 539 dog snails, 204 abalone.
He was sentenced to five years in prison! A fine of $79,000! The vehicle has been confiscated!
In December, with the help of zealous citizens report, police arrested four men who stole abalone.
The group was so cunning that only six abalone were found on them at the first time the police arrived
Finally through the follow-up investigation, the original men will steal abalone hidden in a different place! The count revealed that the four of them had stolen 80 abalone, half of which was less than 12cm.
Eventually, they face fines of up to $30,000 and 12 months in prison.
In January of 17, a little brother in Western Australia showed off his car in full 255 abalone! Then, it was captured by the Fisheries Administration.
At that time, he was fishing for abalone, more than 17 times the amount allowed by the local law!
Finally, he was sentenced to four years' imprisonment! A fine of $ four hundred thousand!
Except no illegal fishing! Illegal trafficking will be punished!
A man in Australia has continued to sell 31 Australian lobsters he fished, according to The West Australian.
The state fisheries administration stipulates that only licensed commercial fishermen can sell their own fish! And this uncle is not a fisherman! He is just holding the leisure fishing card, is not allowed to sell their own seafood, with other people in exchange for seafood!
This violation, let him pour blood mold: sentenced to 1 year can not catch lobster, but also a fine of 318.69 million Australian dollars!
Don't think such punishment is too severe.
Fish and shellfish are an integral part of marine ecology, said a spokesman for the state fisheries administration. Illegal fishing can cause an imbalance in marine ecology!
Therefore, the illegal fishing people as long as they are caught will be severely punished!
However, as long as we comply with the rules, then you are waiting for a variety of delicious Australian seafood!
Ink editor for everyone to sort out the law regulations of the fishing industry in Victoria, we must first familiar with these regulations before starting to salvage marine products!
Fishing certificate
Want to fish themselves, fish shrimp, catch crabs, Pipi, abalone friends, the most important is to apply for a fishing card!
No fishing card is equivalent to not legally qualified to catch seafood, found will be fined, or even repatriated!
Fishing card on the Internet can be very convenient to buy, generally there are 4 valid period can be selected: 3 days, 28 days, 1 year, 3 years, the general application for 3 days is enough!
The price is as follows:
If you choose 3 days or 28 days, after the purchase of the system will be directly to the PDF version to everyone, print out with it!
Purchased at https://vfa.vic.gov.au/recreational-fishing/fishing-licence
It is also important to note that fishing cards in different states are not universal!
To get a better understanding of the state's fishing regulations, the editor lists common fishing limits for seafood.
Remember to give priority to entertainment, don't be greedy!
? Rock Lobster (all species)：
Up to two bags, grab four!
Minimum allowable fishing size: male shrimp toenback length of 11 cm, female shrimp back length of 10.5 cm!
The male shrimp distinguishes in this way:
? Glenelg spiny freshwater crayfish：
When you see this crayfish, you should pay special attention to it! In Victoria, fishing is forbidden!
? Murray Spiny Freshwater Crayfish：
The allowable fishing length of this crayfish ranges from 10 cm to 12 cm. In Victoria, you can grab up to four of them with two bags!
? All kinds of Abalone (abalone):
Up to 5 in Port Phillip (except greenlip Bao!) Other waters in Victoria can catch up to 5 (greenlip abalone can only have 2) and other states can catch up to 10!
Each must not be less than 12 centimeters!
? Mussel (mussel):
There is no limit on size, up to 10 liters! One liter at the top of the shell!
? Oysters (oyster):
There is no limit to size, up to 50!
? Scallop (scallop):
There is no limit to size, a maximum of 100!
? (Squid, octopus, cuttlefish (squid, etc.):
There is no limit on size, 10 at most!
? (Sea urchins (sea urchin):
There is no limit to size, up to 20! But the waters of Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, are off limits!
More details can be downloaded from the government website:
https://vfa.vic.gov.au/recreational-fishing/recreational-fishing-guide/catch-limits-and-closed-seasons
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