Pāpāmoa group allegedly caught with more than three times legal limit of tuatua
11 Feb, 2021 12:36 AM
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The catch at Pāpāmoa s Taylors Reserve. Photo / Supplied
Bay of Plenty Times
A group has been caught with allegedly more than three times the legal limit of popular shellfish tuatua in Tauranga.
A Ministry for Primary Industries honorary fishery officer patrol were inspecting the catch of a group of four people at Pāpāmoa s Taylors Reserve on Wednesday when they made the discovery.
Initially, the group showed the officers a bucket with the daily allowable limit of 600 tuatua, or 150 each. However, following a search, officers uncovered a chilly bin in their vehicle allegedly containing a further 1287 tuatua.