Australia Commercial Fishermen Caught in Illegal trade of Lobsters
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Newcastle Herald] by Donna Page - March 2, 2018
A special flying squad of fisheries officers have seized the vehicle of a commercial fisherman after he was allegedly found with 40 Eastern rock lobsters in Mayfield last week.
The sting operation involving covert surveillance, known as 'Operation Antennae', tracked the movements of two Hunter men over several weeks.
It ended when a man was apprehended at Mayfield last Friday.
Fisheries officers seized a refrigerated vehicle and 40 of the valuable lobsters that can sell for more than ...
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