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Repeat Offender Banned From Fishing for 5 years
Two men, a 49-year-old and a 58-year-old, were sentenced in Dubbo Local Court on Friday 2 July 2021.
The two men were apprehended on Saturday 27 June 2020 on the Macquarie River, downstream of Warren NSW following a covert surveillance operation involving NSW DPI Fisheries officers and NSW Police Rural Crime Unit officers.
Director for Fisheries compliance, Dr Andrew Moriarty said that seven fish traps, nine Golden Perch, a Murray Cod, a grapnel and a boat, motor and trailer were seized during the operation from the men.
“Both men faced Court on charges under the Fisheries Management Act 1994 for unlawfully using traps, possessing fish illegally taken as well as using excess and unattended lines,” said Dr Moriarty.
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Youngest graduate of Aboriginal Fisheries training program
The youngest graduate of an Aboriginal Fisheries training program, Tarnee Morey is set to take to the water as a fully-fledged Fisheries Officer in South Australia.
An Arrernte woman, Ms Morey, 21, is the fifth trainee to graduate from the Aboriginal Fisheries Officer Career Pathway Program and is now working with the compliance team at Yorketown.
Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development David Basham said Ms Morey’s graduation is positive news for Aboriginal Traditional Fishing management in South Australia.
“Many South Australian Aboriginal communities have a strong connection to country and a long history of fishing in both marine and inland waters that is central to their culture and tradition,” Minister Basham said.
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