Melbourne fisherman cops $20,000 fine after illegally caught haul of golden perch 
By April Glover AU Source: 9news 9/3/2024
April Glover
Credit: Victorian Fisheries Authority
A Melbourne man has copped a $20,000 fine after he was caught illegally fishing a threatened fish species.
The fisherman has also been banned from fishing for five years and had his ute confiscated for a series of incidents in Victoria's north-east and in Melbourne last year.
 

Paul Shea from Victorian Fisheries Authority said the man faced several charges relating to an illegal haul of golden perch from Lake Hume, near Albury Wodonga, and a commercial quantity of abalone.

 
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