BUNDABERG (AUSTRALIA)- Two man in Queensland, Australia, were fined with thousands of dollars for finning sharks.
One of the two men was found guilty of finning 49 sharks in central Queensland. Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol officers boarded the man’s boat in Bundaberg in October last year, where they found 49 shark fins.
Finning
The man was convicted in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court of catching sharks and removing their fins today and fined $8000.
Deterrent
Another man was fined $12,000 in the same court after being convicted of selling illegal fish and crabs. Officers searched the man’s house, finding 48 mud crabs, 15 fish and frozen crab meat.
The Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol was pleased. A spokesman reacted that he hoped that these penalties will serve as a future deterrent.