Fisheries bagged a good haul of crabs yesterday arvo on the sound

 WEll went out in the sound on the potting for crabs with me dad and brothers Saturday arvo. we picked up 10 crabs  then also went for a flick for some squid inbetween pulls. And bagged 10 reasonable size squid. Had to be back by 630pm to go to a surprise party. Put the boat back on the trailer pulled up to the rigging section to do the usual stuff, car pulls up behind us  and was the fisheries. did usual checks as they were checking the crabs we asked had it been a busy day and caught anybody( we knew we were all good  all crabs were oversized chucked few close ones back) they said yes 3 guys with 204 undersized crabs we were gobsmacked with the amount  and were very pleased these 3 people were caught it's a bloody disgrace for taking so many let alone undersized ones  but in all good to see fisheries out doing checks 

thanks chris 

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Phark,

Sun, 2014-01-12 17:05

Wonder how many sized crabs they went through to get 204 undersized?

 

kents. Throw the book at them. They knew exactly what they were doin. 

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 Not sure how many sized.

Sun, 2014-01-12 17:12

 Not sure how many sized.  But hope they throw the book at them  

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 Yeah people that blantly

Sun, 2014-01-12 17:43

 Yeah people that blantly break the law should be BANNED!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Take all their gear

Sun, 2014-01-12 17:53

Hope fisheries take all their gear

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 YOU MEAN SACK THEM FROM THE

Sun, 2014-01-12 17:59

 YOU MEAN SACK THEM FROM THE OCEAN ALL TOGETHER!!!

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 Idiots like that are part of

Sun, 2014-01-12 21:54

 Idiots like that are part of the reason we law abiders have to endue closed seasons....  I hope they dont get off lightly.   Name and shame them, I say!

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 Disgraceful.....the

Mon, 2014-01-13 08:34

 Disgraceful.....the government needs to make more of a stand against this type of thing rather than locking out honest fisherman with marine parks. More funding for fisheries, gross negligence of this type should start with immediate confiscation of all boating equipment which goes to auction to assist in further funding for fisheries. After X amount of illegal quantities of whatever been taken, just becomes a fixed fine. $xyz for every crab etc, not a shitty $5 a crab make it hurt...