Squid and baby flatties sold to restaurants
Black market 'shamateur' caught red handedA 37-year-old Rosebud West man is facing a series of charges for exceeding the daily catch limit for squid and selling it to a local retail outlet.
The man was arrested at Dromana last week following a four month investigation in which Fisheries officers allegedly detected him exceeding the daily catch limit for squid on a number of occasions near Sorrento.
Fisheries officers also observed the man on several occasions concealing the squid in his jacket and selling his catch to the local retail outlet. He allegedly sold 7.6kg of squid and 5.8kg of flathead to the retail outlet. A number of the flathead were under the minimum legal size.
The man will be charged on summons with a range of offences, including exceeding the daily bag limit, taking and possessing undersize fish, hindering or obstructing an authorised officer and selling his catch to a retail outlet without a commercial licence to do so.
The operator of the retail outlet is also facing charges in relation to purchasing the squid and fish.
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