SEVEN MEN ARRESTED FOR MORNINGTON ABALONE HAUL

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SEVEN MEN ARRESTED FOR MORNINGTON ABALONE HAUL

Post by fishingvic » Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:02 am

SEVEN MEN ARRESTED FOR MORNINGTON ABALONE HAUL

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Thursday 28 January 2021

SEVEN MEN ARRESTED FOR MORNINGTON ABALONE HAUL

Seven men allegedly involved in an abalone poaching syndicate were arrested by Fisheries Officers and Victoria Police last week.

Mornington Officers observed two men, one of which was known to them for previous alleged abalone offences, allegedly taking abalone at Fossil Beach.
Victorian Fisheries Authority Director of Education and Enforcement Ian Parks said the men were searched and apprehended after one of the alleged offenders attempted to flee but was caught and arrested.
“During the search, the two men were allegedly found in possession of a commercial quantity of abalone, including 126 blacklip abalone (76 undersize) and one undersize greenlip abalone,” Mr Parks said.

All abalone were returned to the water and the vehicle and dive equipment were seized.

Both men were taken to the Mornington Police Station for interviews and subsequently charged with taking a commercial quantity of abalone. They were released on strict bail conditions, which included not being within 5km of a Victorian marine water.

Fisheries Officers suspected others known to the two men may have also been taking abalone illegally and conducted surveillance later that same day.

Officers observed five men, of which one was also known for previous offences, allegedly take abalone near Fishermans Beach at Mornington.

The men were apprehended at 7.45pm, with assistance from Victoria Police, after they left the coast. Officers found a further 189 blacklip abalone (70 undersize) in the vehicle when it was searched.

The men were arrested and taken to the Mornington Police Station for interviews where they were subsequently charged with taking a commercial quantity of abalone and released on the same strict bail conditions. Their vehicle was seized.

The men will appear at Dromana Magistrates court on the 18 February 2021.


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Post by Texas » Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:19 am

I don't know how you stop these people
You take their gear, boat ect & they just buy knew stuff
Many years ago there was a repeat offender who just paid the fines & brought new equipment and continued on. I don't know what eventually happened to him.
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Post by frozenpod » Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:27 am

Jail.......

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Post by re-tyred » Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:37 pm

Texas wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:19 am
I don't know how you stop these people
You take their gear, boat ect & they just buy knew stuff
Many years ago there was a repeat offender who just paid the fines & brought new equipment and continued on. I don't know what eventually happened to him.
Gra
He went to jail and is now out building boats
There's nothing . . . absolutely nothing . . . half so much worth doing as simply messing around in boats.
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Post by purple5ive » Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:21 pm

re-tyred wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:37 pm
Texas wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:19 am
I don't know how you stop these people
You take their gear, boat ect & they just buy knew stuff
Many years ago there was a repeat offender who just paid the fines & brought new equipment and continued on. I don't know what eventually happened to him.
Gra
He went to jail and is now out building boats
Dafak!!! how did he manage to do that?
Hope he didnt learn boat building skill sin Prison :oo:

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Post by Texas » Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:21 pm

re-tyred wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:37 pm
Texas wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:19 am
I don't know how you stop these people
You take their gear, boat ect & they just buy knew stuff
Many years ago there was a repeat offender who just paid the fines & brought new equipment and continued on. I don't know what eventually happened to him.
Gra
He went to jail and is now out building boats
Thanks retyred
He seemed unstoppable at the time
Even surviving wrecking a boat at night while being chased
Gra

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Post by re-tyred » Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:33 pm

He was building his own boats all the time, cheaper way to replace the forfeited ones. I won't mention his name on here. Anyone who knows it, please don't say it on here. He would be pension age by now so may well have others building under his name.
There's nothing . . . absolutely nothing . . . half so much worth doing as simply messing around in boats.
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Post by SteveoTheTiger » Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:36 pm

Texas wrote:
Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:19 am
I don't know how you stop these people
You take their gear, boat ect & they just buy knew stuff
Many years ago there was a repeat offender who just paid the fines & brought new equipment and continued on. I don't know what eventually happened to him.
Gra
I was wondering the same thing, which got me thinking as to how prevalent this sort of stuff is? Are Fisheries catching the bulk of the people or is it just the tip of the iceberg?

To me, having thousands of dollars in possessions taken alone is enough of a deterrent. Not even including fines and possible jail time. So clearly there is a pretty lucrative market out there and as a chef i guess i just take it at face value that my suppliers are going through the correct channels.

Anyway good job by Fisheries. They do an amazing job with the resources that they have.
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Post by 4liters » Thu Jan 28, 2021 6:03 pm

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Post by Andrews » Thu Jan 28, 2021 6:24 pm

Unless you take out the businesses/markets that are actively buying and reselling these illegally poached abalone, you'll only be putting a dent in the operation. The individuals who are diving and actually poaching are expendable to these black markets. Odds are the abalone is being sent overseas and that'll continue while there is a demand.

Both situations had individually already caught illegal poaching in the past, they called them exactly what it is, an illegal abalone poaching syndicate.
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