Fifteen eastern blue gropers found with horrific spear wounds at Wattamolla in Royal National Park
THEY are majestic swimmers and friendly, making blue gropers a favourite among Sydney snorkellers.
However that same lack of fear has led to the death of 15 of the fish in what authorities have described as one of the worst alleged fishing crimes they have encountered.
Fisheries officers were appalled to find the 15 eastern blue gropers, which are partly protected in NSW, when they searched a 39-year-old Lansvale man's bag at Wattamolla in the Royal National Park last week.
Photographs of the dead fish, ranging from 35cm to 65cm long, were taken as evidence and the images show horrific spear injuries.
The eastern blue groper is the state's emblem fish and the species has been protected since 1969.
It is illegal to use a spear to catch them and they can only be caught by rod. There is a limit of two per person.
The man faces up to three months in jail or an $11,000 fine for illegally possessing fish and the same penalty for exceeding a limit if found guilty.
NSW Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said the mass slaughter of the fish was horrifying.
"This is perhaps one of the most deplorable fisheries crimes I have ever seen and offenders can expect to face the full force of the law," Mr Macdonald said yesterday.
"This should serve as a warning that spearing blue groper is highly illegal."
The fish became popular with Sydneysiders when "Bluey the groper" interacted with snorkellers off Clovelly beach, becoming a popular tourist attraction until his presumed death several years ago.
The incident comes just days after The Daily Telegraph revealed a group of fishermen had videoed themselves throwing back dead and dying undersized fish and posted images online.
A spokesman for Mr Macdonald said NSW Fisheries Officers were attempting to find the men.
别说这是用标枪打和钓无关，数量过了，罚的是一样的
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大师会说他们有很多带鱼证的同伴的。。
大师还可以说昨天就开始钓了，得算两天的limit。。
总之大师们觉得这点groper算不了什么，和商业捕捞得差远了，吃不了还可以送啊，卖分啊啥的
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感谢分享
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15条怎么背回来？想到我们的5公里点，4人背4条就半死了
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下次叫我去背鱼
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有小M
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感谢分享
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写新闻的应该也是 随便写写的吧 15 blue gropers ， size 35-65。
清一色的蓝？ 还35cm。。我觉得统称groper而已， 要不15个大蓝，得开个卡车进去
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不管什么色的，统一都叫blue grouper
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渔政的手册上一般都写 eastern groper (blue male)/(brown female)
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手册上是那么写，但是你google一下就知道了，上面写的是eastern blue groper (male & female)
而且刚刚的新闻上面还写着，1万1因为他用枪，同样的罚款因为他超过bag limited
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两天也就4条，那些钓7-8条的，难道要守夜吗，特别是一个人的
大师说是什么就是什么咯，大师说咱们听就好
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其实大师们也就是为了个面子，真论吃鱼也早吃腻了
要是论坛里并不以一地死鱼为荣，想来大师们也不会总是一地一地得钓groper了
还是风气问题。
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不知道为什么，看到一地G就特别难受，总想挖苦讽刺下大师什么的。 可能G太萌了吧
至于king，黑毛啥的，毫无感觉，是不是我挺脑残的
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用枪打也太恶劣了
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学习了
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支持重罚，保护资源
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这个Lansvale man是人是鬼？y够贪心的。
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不知道,没有图片,反正3个月的牢狱,注意,是牢狱,不是悔改中心,差别就是牢狱会留下记录,如果只是悔改中心没有记录
你说以后找工作,一看你坐牢3个月,直接不考虑你了,就因为一些G，值得嘛
而且1万1+1万1，一共2万2的罚款，要是土豪就算了，普通人，2万2够买一辆车了......
2万2干嘛不行，找小姐300一次都够多少次了你说说
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不管怎么样大家既然都是钓鱼的都需要自己遵守所有法律
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找小姐是亮点
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血腥不？
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我看这说法有说服力
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一点都不。。。。 看king很爽唉。。只是从来没有出船尝试过
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壮观……
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太羡慕了也想去钓鱼
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就是一比喻，别往多了想，事实是2万2的确能做很多事情
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300.....暴露了兄弟，暴露了
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300.....暴露了兄弟，暴露了
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没上过苏梅呢还
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