A man from Auckland, New Zealand, has been fined a total of $42,000 for possessing snapper that had not been reported.
Waikato/Bay of Plenty District Compliance Manager Brendon Mikkelsen said, “This sentencing should serve as a warning to any other dealer in the fish business that may be purchasing fish on the black-market. Offending of this type has the potential to impact on the future sustainability of our inshore fish stocks and we will continue to utilise all our resources to ensure this type of criminal activity does not go unpunished.”
