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| Fines for catching sharks | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 19 2013, 12:38 PM (196 Views) | |
| TravGrundy | Sep 19 2013, 12:38 PM Post #1 |
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Write up in the local paper today says that landing a protected shark (above 1.8m) is illegal and can cause a 5000 buck fine plus 1000 bucks for additional sharks. Never heard of this before, whats everyone elses thoughts on it? |
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| Lefty | Sep 19 2013, 04:41 PM Post #2 |
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Rec rules state the 700mm for Interdorsal fin length for Whaler sharks. I'm assuming this would put them over at 1.8mtrs. There was a bit of a huff about Danny Green posting a Tiger he caught on FB that looked over. Could have something to do with it? |
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| TravGrundy | Sep 19 2013, 06:14 PM Post #3 |
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Yeah i knew about the 700mm size limit, according to this article you can be fined just for landing one even if you release it. |
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| Lefty | Sep 19 2013, 06:31 PM Post #4 |
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There are rules in South Aust like that but haven't seen it here. It's illegal in some areas to even use "shark gear". Not a local council thing is it? |
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| TravGrundy | Sep 19 2013, 06:39 PM Post #5 |
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Left the paper at work so will have another look tomorrow |
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| K1W1 | Sep 19 2013, 08:42 PM Post #6 |
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I talked to an ex fisheries fella about this. A matter of semantics, one of the pilars of a prosecutions is about proving posession, i.e. intent to keep. landed in fisheries terms is posession. If you have a whaler over that max size, finned, gutted, bled and on ice, they call that landed and will go for you. If you bring it onboard to get the hook out that is not landed because you do not intend to keep it. |
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| Fish | Sep 19 2013, 08:54 PM Post #7 |
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i thought it was only the west coast bioregion but it does affect teh south region also... anyway looking forward tomorrow!!! |
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| Hixy | Sep 22 2013, 09:55 PM Post #8 |
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I thought the big ones are for people who like Heavy Metal! |
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