catch of the day

[4THALOVE 45]

found this on tha S.A police news page Monday, 23 September 2013 3:16pm Catch of the Day: Barossa Police bag law-breaking fishermenThree fishermen have landed themselves in hot water with Barossa Police, after 426 blue swimmer crabs, nearly all of which were undersize, were discovered in their vehicle.Police were assisting Fisheries Officers when they stopped and searched the men’s vehicle at Port Pahram on Friday evening. Two men, aged 50 and 51, were issued with expiation notices totalling $1,500 each and their equipment was seized for exceeding bag limits, and taking undersized crabs.It’s the second time this week that Barossa Police have ‘pinched’ fisherman for flouting PIRSA regulations.At 3pm on Wednesday, police patrolling the foreshore of Thompson Beach witnessed a fisherman, assisted by a woman, loading plastic tubs and crab rakes into a car.Police discovered 27 undersized swimmer crabs in the tubs, which were released back into the water.Police wish to remind the community that persons who conduct illegal fishing activities will forfeit their catch and may have their equipment, including vehicles, seized. Before you hit the water, be sure that you’re familiar with size, bag, boat and possession limits- See more at: http://www.sapolicenews.com.au/component/content/article/19-lsa/17462-catch-of-the-day-barossa-police-bag-law-breaking-fishermen.html#sthash.81NOq2ob.dpufI cant believe how many :c stupid people are out there raping our fishery and doing this sort of shit it makes me :c furious, start tying nooses and hang em I say like Des mentioned in another post to fish in S.A you need to sit a simple test to say you understand our rules and sign off on it I would happily pay a fee to do so cheers a pissed off 4THA

[Moggy23 625]

At least these guys got caught & good to see the police taking time out to care about illegal fishing. Your talking RFL there 4THA, the government would treat that like a thorn in the side & if a RFL came in to play, the Gov. would soon work out it's beening miss managed & wouldn't be able sell it of. :whistle:

[mrballs 12]

426, WTF! :c Bring in the RFL and increase the penalities for this sort of action

[4THALOVE 45]

426' date=' WTF[/color']! :c Bring in the RFL and increase the penalities for this sort of action

not only the amount taken but the size "most being under sized" total disregard full stop they will plead ignorance and a slap on the wrist incurred (hoping they have been caught before and cop it hard )bringing in an RFL would surely have to be a positive impact towards stopping this sort of activityit would never stop the true criminals that would still risk it, but help combat the taking of undersized or more than your limit fisherman by having signed the licence to say you understand the rules-regs. so therefor are in breach and would put in the back of their mind there would be no pleading ignorance scenario.just my opinion and how I think it could make it better for our future cheers 4THA

[Tinker 1,645]

426' date=' WTF! :c Bring in the RFL and increase the penalities for this sort of action [/quote']Couldn't agree more, $2500 is chickenfeed for some folks, make it at least $10 000.And SA could definitely handle better management of recreational fishing that an RFL could fund.We are donkeys years behind the other states in regards to fishing.

[codez 0]

I agree, I'm all for fishing licenses or something similar and I'd be happy to pay a fee if it keeps majority of these idiots out of our waterways

[waspy 3]

Just read this post make the fine 10,000 and take there car and boat ,try this sort of s :c in queensland with mud crabs and see what happens ,youll be crying at the fisheries auction when your gear is sold of for a song ,cant beleive how these people can do this when last season no one hardly caught any crabs at all grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :c

[Yakmando 49]

This makes me sssoooo mad! I just wish that fisheries would bring in length limits on things like flatties and bream as well. Outrages me to see baitos taking huge breeding fish 'just cause'. Some sustainability needs to be implemented in this state, like nsw, Vic, and well any other state!

[Guest]

As bad as this is its chicken feed compared to the wholesale rapage of the blue crab fishery by a commercial fishery with a way too generous quota.I wonder how much of this is being caused by the fact that all the legal size blue crabs have been caught by the crustacean equivalent of a super trawler?Having spent time in north queensland recently many estuaries are teeming with mud crabs but it appears they're all under legal size by about centimetre because the instant they reach legal size the pros catch them.