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各位同好一定小心，咱们钓鱼捉蟹一定要熟读法规才行。 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday 2 November, 2005 A First in Victoria’s Fight To Stop Illegal Abalone Trafficking Two Sydenham men were each sentenced to three months jail in the Geelong Magistrates Court on Monday 31 October for going equipped to steal when detected hiding amongst bushes at Kirks Point on the north western coast of Port Phillip Bay. These are the first convictions in Victoria for the offence of going equipped to steal in relation to abalone. Fisheries Officers had observed over a two week period evidence of fresh vegetation damage in which they discovered hidden equipment normally used by abalone thieves to collect abalone from the nearby reefs. On return to the site on Tuesday 10 May 2005 the two defendants were disturbed and then fled into coastal bush. Eventually the two defendants, Pham TRAN and Duong LE were arrested and transported to the Corio Police Station for interview. Today in the Geelong Magistrates Court both men pleaded guilty to the charge of “going equipped to steal”, where upon Magistrate Jones convicted and sentenced both to three months imprisonment, suspended for eighteen months. The Fisheries Act 1995 vests ownership of wild fish and other fauna and flora in Victorian waters in the State, and provides a framework for the lawful take of these resources. “This court result represents a significant advance in the Government’s pursuit of minimising the illegal taking of abalone,” said Rob Jolly Port Phillip Regional Fisheries Manager. “These two men have received a major penalty for being on-site with all the equipment needed to steal abalone but because of the continual effort of Fisheries Officers, the men were caught before any environmental damage occurred.” “The conviction of these men should be seen as a clear deterrent to stealing fisheries resources belonging to the whole community and threatening the sustainability of an important commercial fishery.” Victorians are reminded to use the DPI fisheries offence reporting line 13Fish (telephone 133 474) if they suspect illegal fishing activity anywhere in Victoria. |
