In latest Bayside Bulletin article about 4 Ipswich sharefarmers copping $1300 fine for interfering with crab pots, undersize and female crabs. They were caught in Cobby passage.Personally I think they got off lightly.Still good to see the boys in blue in action.
Cheers
Ray
Last edited by rayken1938; 08-12-2009 at 08:05 AM. Reason: correction
good stuff. Hope they have to sell some gear to pay for it
Vegetarian - Ancient tribal slang for the village idiot that can't hunt, fish or ride.
Fine is appropriate but it should have be accompanied with a criminal conviction. because that is what they are, no more than oxygen thieves and deserve that brand.
cheers fnq
I have just been speaking to one of our friendly local fisheries officers and he wasnt aware of the newspaper report and he seems to think it has been misreported.
There are 3 different on the spot fines for crabbing offences and they escalate from a start of $400, $800. $1000 and then to the magistrates court for more severe offences.
Some of their latest catches
person in mangroves at Ormiston 6 undersize muddies and one female.
163 females ( Didnt say where)
60 females in Pumicestone passage ( Same person was caught in Pine river previous month with 30 females )
All but one of these were as a result of calls to 1800 number.
They are not allowed to speak publically re any aspects of their work so we never get to hear about the good work that they do.
Cheers
Ray
Good they are doing something when they catch the thieves.
Rayken, such a pity the PC brigade as it would be stop the authorities from speaking about these low-lives for fear of embarressing any of them. That has to be the only reason they are gagged I'd bet.
Crabbing proves costly
DANI VOLKE
07 Dec, 2009 04:33 PM
INTERFERING with crab pots has cost four Ipswich men a total of $1300. Officer in Charge of the Wynnum District Water Police Sergeant Lucas Young said police had nabbed the the men in Coby Passage near the bottom of Russell Island. They were also charged with possession of undersized male and female crabs. Sgt Young also reminded boaties to log their trips with Volunteer Marine Rescue before venturing out on the water.
copyright. Bayside Bulletin 2009.
It appears that they may have been fined through the Magistrates Court !!
phill
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is their anywhere we can get that 1800 number people are talking about
Fishwatch hotline on 1800 017 116.
If you get an ansermachine please leave a message they do monitor it but do have limited resourses after hours.
CHeers
Ray
they should name them take thier boat and car and house. no one will do it again
hilly
Average house $350 000, + car+boatOriginally Posted by gr hilly
Marty.
Ok maybe the house hilly brought up is over the top, but at least take away their equipment used to commit the crime.
The Rules in NZ seem to work, people losing the boats and fishing gear to the Crown if they are found guilty of keeping undersized fish or keeping more than the limit.
normally i don't like this kind of hard stance, but these Wa@#kers that have the IQ of goldfish need this kind of action to make them think a bit harder before they do something stupid. and all money from the sale of seized goods at auctions to go to the local coastguards
Cheers,
Bryn
So if I wanted to go illegal crabbing as a recreational fisherman I could do it in very well in a $700.00 tinny yet the bloke with kids in his 15k rig who makes a simple no harm mistake runs the risk of loosing it all....that's a lot of trust to put in our system, the last place to put common trust is into our authorities given the grossness of history past. Leopards simply do not change their spots.
cheers fnq
They really should have a section on their website that has their sucesses on it. If they name the people as well after a court conviction ( not just a fine) and repeat offenders that is a good thing.
Fines don't seem big enough for people obviously doing the wrong thing and they really need the resources to get police and other officers to go to the scumbags houses and check the freezers.
Repeat offenders should have every piece of fishing equipment they own or are in posession of taken and never be issued a fishing lic again.
Stuff em they really are screwing us all and abusing teh whole reproductive capacity of the waterway.
guess who dobbed in the ormiston bloke, worse thing was he was down there the next day doing the same thing, stealing a blokes pots and taking more crabs, i personally dont think the fines are servre enough and the message is not getting threw, because its still a all to common offence, ive got the number on me know i hope to catch the bloke i know is hooking crabs
I agree completely.... until the consequences outweigh the risk of being caught, the losers will keep doing as they please.
Imagine the rate of car theft if the initial fine was only $400!
And the guy that caught and kept the massive groper, and was fined $400? How many people would be tempted to keep a fish like that as a trophy for $400?
Quite simply, the fines/consequences need to be increased.
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