Hawke s Bay man sells 97 black-market crayfish, sentenced to home detention
13 May, 2021 11:39 PM
2 minutes to read A Hawke s Bay man has been sentenced to home detention after selling 97 illegally harvested crayfish on the black-market. Photo / Tina Schrider A Hawke s Bay man has been sentenced to home detention after selling 97 illegally harvested crayfish on the black-market. Photo / Tina Schrider
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Christian Fuller
A Hawke s Bay man has been sentenced to home detention after selling close to 100 illegally harvested crayfish on the black-market.
Quentin Teremoana Hawkins sold 97 recreationally caught crayfish from the Waimarama area between December 2018 and March 2019.
The 46-year-old pleaded guilty to 12 charges under the Fisheries Act and was sentenced at Hastings District Court on Thursday to four months and two weeks home detention.