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A fisher has been fined $7,500 in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to going well over the spanish mackerel catch limit on two occasions.

Fisher fined $7500 for illegal catches

A fisher has been fined $7,500 in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to going well over the Spanish mackerel catch limit on two occasions.

The limit for a recreational fisher is three per person, and the offender was found on two separate occasions with 14 and 13 excess fish.

The Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol uses a range of resources and techniques in detecting such offending, including checking market distribution points to monitor compliance for important species under a quota.

Click here to check the rules before going fishing and download the free ‘Qld Fishing’ app from Apple and Google app stores.
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