Fisheries theme song

Way back when the Isle brothers brought out a song titled "here we go again".
I think this is an apt song for Fisheries, why well there is a half page story in this weeks Mandurah Mail page 6,complete with photo of a couple of low life who where caught interfering with other people cray gear and one of them pulling a pot licenced by his misses.

Congratulations Richard Collard and Daylan Nathan, Collard is the winner of a $11000.00 fine plus $190.85 in costs and Nathan is the winner of a $4500.00 fine plus $190.85 costs.

The same story also reports that Daniel Potter won a $2000.00 fine plus $190.85 costs for pulling setting and interfering with five rock lobster pots.

Now here is an interesting part in the story " the court heard that during targeted surveillance of Collards vessel, in Blue Bay November 8, 2016 he was observed with Daniel Potter pulling setting and interfering with five rock lobster pots.

The way the story reads (to me anyway) is these two fine examples of thieves where targeted by Fisheries, makes you wonder if they had been suspected of illegal activities before, and as a result Fisheries had them as a specific target, hmmm.

Strangely there is no mention of their boat being confiscated, why not.

Well done Fisheries keep the fine work up and don't forget to whistle here we go again whilst on the job.

On another thread a mention has been made that perhaps Fisheries are employing modern technology by way of deploying drone/s.


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Having been on the recieving end

Fri, 2017-12-01 03:01

 Having been on the recieving end of stolen pots around Mandurah, I also read this story with great interest during the week; and had the same thoughts ( here we go again!) I wondered if the penalties were harsh enough given they gave the poaching a fair old crack!!! All fishing related equipment, including boat should be taken and fishing licenses cancelled permanently. These were not petty poachers, they appear, from the media reports, at least ( which I am also wary of!!) to be serious offenders.

BTW I eventually found one of my pots by accident one day, 6nm north of where it had been dropped months before! Never had an issue with floating pots before or since!

Good work fisheries, keep reeling 'em in. One day the message might sink in........