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Media Release
26 August 2013 | Media contact: Alan Everett 0409 255 140
www.depi.vic.gov.au | Follow us on Twitter: @DEPI_Vic | facebook.com/DPIVictoria
Abalone trafficker jailed for three months
A 72 year old Collingwood man has been jailed for three months after being caught with eight bags
of blacklip abalone while waiting for a city-bound tram last December.
In the Melbourne Magistrates Court last week, the accused pleaded guilty to trafficking a
commercial quantity of abalone and to breaching a court imposed prohibition order.
The court heard the man had 452 abalone, weighing more than 16 kilograms, when he was
intercepted by Fisheries Officers at the tram stop.
That is more than four times what is legally considered a commercial quantity.
He told them he was planning to sell the abalone for $50 a kilogram after paying $45 a kilogram for
them.
He said he trafficked abalone sometimes once every one, two or three months, depending on the
catch.
He admitted trafficking but said he needed the money to supplement his pension.
DEPI Prosecutor Amanda Ring told Magistrate Jack Vandersteen the accused had been
prosecuted for abalone offences five times between 1992 and 2007 and had been convicted of
fraud offences associated with the illegal trade.
The Magistrate said they were very serious charges, particularly in light of the man’s prior offences
and there was very much a need to deter him from future offending.
Magistrate Vandersteen said he had to send a message to the community, through general
deterrence, that this type of exploitation of a natural resource would not be tolerated.
He sentenced the man to an aggregate of eight months jail with three to be served immediately
and five months to be suspended for 18 months.
He also said the sentence would have been 12 months, with fine months non-parole, without a
guilty plea.
Fisheries Victoria Chief Investigator Murray Donaldson said that the penalty was appropriate given
all the circumstances.
“People trafficking abalone or any other priority species could expect that substantial custodial
penalties will be sought as organised fisheries criminals must be deterred to ensure our fisheries
are protected and are sustainable for both commercial and recreational users,” he said.
Anyone who suspects illegal fishing activity is urged to contact the 24 hour fisheries offence
reporting hotline 13FISH (133 474).
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发表于 2013-9-5 15:31
真是的
