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| Subject: OZschwitz slave pen: Innocent man fined $38,000 for overfishing by just 125kg Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:24 pm | |
| A West Australian angler has been fined almost $40,000 instead of $750 after failing to appear in court to face charges of overfishing by more than 125kg.
Trevor Waters, 46, was found guilty in absentia in the Mandurah Magistrates Court of illegally possessing 145.17kg of frozen fish fillets - 125.17kg over the 20kg limit.
He was fined a total of $38,423 comprising a $750 fine for the offence, a mandatory additional penalty of $37,551 and costs of $122.
He was charged after Fisheries and Marine officers who had him under surveillance saw him collect eight foam boxes from a transport company at Perth Airport and place them in his truck.
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/wa-man-fined-38000-for-overfishing-20110722-1hsyw.html?from=smh_ft |
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