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Title: Groper catch penalty from social media evidence
Post by: Novice on December 06, 2014, 10:39:47 AM

http://www.qt.com.au/news/anglers-not-fine-with-groper-catch-penalty/2476297/ (http://www.qt.com.au/news/anglers-not-fine-with-groper-catch-penalty/2476297/)

Let's hope fisheries work their way through the mountain of Mary river Cod evidence on social media.

Title: Re: Groper catch penalty from social media evidence
Post by: aussiebasser on December 06, 2014, 10:46:04 AM

Fisheries are copping a flogging for this on their FB page and on our sister (rust water) site.  Sad that people would support these guys purposely targeting a protected fish.  There is the classic example from the Gold Coast paper that Fitz posted recently for Fisheries to pursue a Mary River Cod offence.

Title: Re: Groper catch penalty from social media evidence
Post by: elops on December 09, 2014, 08:49:49 PM

Quote from: Member on December 06, 2014, 10:39:47 AM

[url]http://www.qt.com.au/news/anglers-not-fine-with-groper-catch-penalty/2476297/[/url] ([url]http://www.qt.com.au/news/anglers-not-fine-with-groper-catch-penalty/2476297/[/url])

Let's hope fisheries work their way through the mountain of Mary river Cod evidence on social media.

Been a fair bit of pruning of evidence lately..............................

Title: Re: Groper catch penalty from social media evidence
Post by: beau on December 10, 2014, 07:49:39 AM

What's the best way to report it? Email a link the the relevant  authorities ?

Title: Re: Groper catch penalty from social media evidence
Post by: aussiebasser on December 10, 2014, 08:14:00 AM

brett.depper@daff.qld.gov.au would be the email address I'd use to report something via email.  The phone number is 1800 017 116 to report any illegal fishing activity.  The Nerang River cod photo has been sent to them I believe.  There is not as much evidence for this one as there was for the Groper incident though.  The videos and photos posted on social media were quite incriminating.

Title: Re: Groper catch penalty from social media evidence
Post by: beau on December 10, 2014, 08:17:17 AM

I see plenty of people catching Mary's and admitting it too but hiding under the "chasing bass" guise , thanks for the link dale