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Thread: Marine Park Sanctuary zones - Mate Busted for driving through

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    He who alleges...must prove.

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    Some of these Fishing Inspectors are in another world. Many years ago my father and I were fishing at night in Botany Bay and caught our limit of Tailor. At the ramp we were met by Fisheries inspectors that were sitting in a vehicle and asked us to show our catch.

    As we had nothing to hide we opened our Esky and they counted and measured our fish. He then asked us where the rest of the catch was to which we replied this is it. This one inspector then stated that he wanted to search the boat as he he suspected we had hidden more fish.

    He then proceeded to pull out all the life jackets from the front cabin locker, lifted up the covers on the bait tank, engine cover - it was a stern drive, all the articles in the side drawers and then tried to pull up the front floor section. Satisfied he then said we could go.

    My old man then sparked up and said - after you put back all the stuff you pulled out and left all over the place. This he refused to do saying it was not his job to put stuff back. For a moment I thought the old man was going to clock him so I said can we ring the cops or his boss and have to talk to him about it. The inspector then lost it and started saying I can take you boat and car. I then pulled out the old Nokia and pretended I was calling the cops.

    His mate then piped up and said they would put the gear back and then proceeded to do so.

    As stated previously, I have no problem with them doing their job but accusing people of being criminals and acting like the Gestapo wins no friends and does little to lift their image with the community.

    I will let you know how my mate gets on when he goes to court
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    I have had dozens of encounters with Fisheries over the last 50 years of Professional fishing, Processing and recreational fishing and I have Never been Busted or had a disagreeable encounter with them in all that time.
    The people are only doing their job protecting the industry and our recreational fish stocks for us.
    Maybe it's just an "attitude" thing when I encounter them that I havent had any dramas with them
    Bagging the Fisheries as a whole isn't helpful.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chenz View Post
    They have a camera on shore that can detect a boat in the sanctuary zone. My mate said he could see a boat a few kilometres from him and this was the boat that met up with him at the ramp. I fail to see how they could have seen if he was fishing or not which he wasn't. There were rods in the rocket launchers above the cabin on his boat that would be plain to see. When my mate tried to reason with the officer he got the "I could take all your gear your boat and your car" threat.

    If convicted this will be a mark against him on his record for good.
    A shore based surveillance could easily photograph the use of fishing gear (or not) at a couple of kilometres

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    The saga continues. He wrote a letter stating all the fact and received a terse response saying no leniency and the charge will stand. He therefore has to lose a days pay, drive from Sydney to Port Stephens and have the matter dealt with in court
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    Well if he wins - claim the costs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by trout1105 View Post
    The Fisheries have these people on Film/video, No
    Conjecture? Osmosis? or Using the force?
    If they can see this boat on that footage with a line in the water then it is a Fair Cop, If they haven't then they have Nothing.
    I personally think that the Fisheries do a Great job and the more people they can apprehend for illegal fishing the better as far as I am concerned.
    Here in the West and in the NT IF you stuff up you can loose your boat, trailer, fishing gear, the catch and even the vehicle that towed the boat to the ramp, On top of that you can get huge fines as well.
    I am pretty sure that Fisheries offences are criminal offences and will go on your record.
    bloody hell Trout , I agree with you.

    I don't want this to happen too often.....ok?

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    Chenz, it's almost the same as a photographed road infringement. If they have the photo etc, you have to defend not the other way around.

    Some of the cameras are very powerful and very accurate. I have seen one in qld and it can tell the colour of your nostril hairs at about 5km.

    Not knowing about stowage and derigging in a Marine Park is your problem, they don't accept that you may not have read the rules and they are empowered to apprehend rule breakers.

    You have probably got the rough end of the pineapple here.

    I meet up with inspectors regularly in my role and they are decent guys.....if boaties have slightly undersize fish (their test, not yours) and they are alive they will often let them put the fish back and give them a warning.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ramblingboy42 View Post
    bloody hell Trout , I agree with you.

    I don't want this to happen too often.....ok?
    All is Good Mate, I would think that we would agree on Many things
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gordie View Post
    He who alleges...must prove.
    ...wrong....it's the same as a speeding camera....if you want your day in court , don't pay the fine.

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