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Fishers must report all catch – even catch for personal use
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is reminding fishers that ‘take home packs’ no longer exist.
In 2014, the arrangements that allowed fishers in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery, and Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery, to dispose of fish upon landing for personal use without recording the relevant weights was removed.
If fishers plan to dispose of landed fish for personal use they must ensure all species and weights are accurately recorded in their catch disposal records (CDRs) and logbooks.
Not reporting catch is an offence under the Fisheries Management Act 1991.
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An Australian man got the whole tooth after a six-year legal battle to retrieve a souvenir from the 18-foot Great white shark that almost killed him.
At Fishery Bay in the state of South Australia in 2015, surfer Chris Blowes lost his left leg in a shark attack that left him in a coma for 10 days.
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The shark’s tooth became lodged in his surfboard but, under state law, possession of animal parts of protected species was illegal and punishable by two years’ jail time and thousands in fines.
Man Who Lost His Leg In Shark Attack Wins Right To Keep Its Tooth
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He was in a coma for 10 days before bouncing back to life
Blowes thanked Australia s Primary Industries minister for allowing him to keep the tooth
A surfer who lost his leg in a shark attack has been waging a legal battle for the last six years no, it wasn t for any compensation but to own his attacker s tooth. He has now won the right to keep the beast s tooth that got wedged in his surfboard.
Chris Blowes was attacked by a shark while he was surfing at Fishery Bay in South Australia on April 25, 2015. It shook me about and played with me for a bit, he told BBC. And it ended up pulling my leg off. He was 26 years old when the attack happened.
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A man who lost his leg to a shark attack while surfing has won the right to keep a tooth from the shark that became lodged in his surfboard during the attack.
Chris Blowes, 32, was almost killed during the attack, which took place in South Australia in 2015, and was left in a coma for 10 days, as well as needing his leg amputated.
Now, he wouldn t ordinarily be allowed to keep hold of the tooth from his board, because it s an item from a protected species, but in this case the state have granted him an exemption.
Surfer Wins 6-Year Legal Battle to Keep Tooth of the Shark That Took His Leg Wednesday May 5, 2021 Staff
In 2015, Chris Blowes was surfing south Australia’s Fishery Bay when he was attacked by a great white shark. He lost complete consciousness during the rescue and was in a coma for 10 days, eventually waking up having lost his left leg. In the aftermath of the attack, police collected his board when it washed up on the beach and handed it over to other authorities, which is where his story takes a
really unique turn and became one of the oddest legal battles you could imagine: the right to keep a tooth that was lodged in the board.