date:Aug 29, 2012
ommunities led to seven fishermen being convicted in the Port Lincoln Magistrate Court for crimes associated with the illegal fishing of Southern Bluefin Tuna, the shooting of protected seabirds and littering at sea. The fishermen were fined a total of $22,000.
AFMA General Manager Operations Peter Venslovas said that this was an example of the worst behaviour that AFMA has dealt with recently.
While AFMA does not suggest that the licence holder was at fault in this particular case, the case d