February 19th, 2013

South Australia: Fisherman convicted for exceeding shark catch limits

South Australia: Fisherman convicted for exceeding shark catch limits

A commercial fisher has been convicted and fined for a series of fisheries offences, including 20 counts of exceeding School and Gummy Shark trip limits. Alan John Robertson of Cape Jervis, pleaded guilty in Port Lincoln Magistrates Court in early February, and was convicted for exceeding catch limits as well as five counts of using a vessel not endorsed...