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Global News - May 2008

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Crayfish poachers convicted in New Zealand

Wed 14 May 2008 14:00 UK — Australasia,Marine Wildlife

Picture for article Two people have had their boat confiscated and received heavy fines after being convicted of poaching crayfish in New Zealand.

The New Zealand Press Association (NZPA) reported that Harry Junior Sadlier and Joanne Robina Birch were found guilty of taking excess and undersized crayfish last year.

It was claimed that the people had gathered the crayfish at Anaura Bay on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island.

During the trial, prosecutors revealed that the pair took 93 crayfish, 84 of which were undersize, during a fishing trip in 2007.

Currently, laws in New Zealand only permit recreational fishers to gather six crayfish per day.

As a result, the couple were fined a total of NZ$3,750 (£1,468) and had their 4.2-metre aluminium dinghy, motor and fishing gear confiscated.

Ministry of Fisheries east coast compliance officer Neville Buckley told the news agency that the prosecution concluded a case which had seen two other people fined for knowingly accepting illegal crayfish from the pair.

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