Prawners be sure!!

[trophywife]

40k fine for dropping traps in glass sponge area recently handed down.

 

[trophywife]

last year there was a 25k fine handed out too.

 

[Coyote Spooner]

Was this for a commercial or recreational fisherman? Do you have a link to an article?

 

[Salmon Seeker]

Illegal prawn trapping in Howe Sound protected area nets $40,000 fine

Fisheries officers caught a man with prawn traps in an area closed to fishing to protect reef-building glass sponges. Canada has international agreements to protect this underwater species.

www.newwestrecord.ca

 

[Coyote Spooner]

$40000 fine definitely sends a strong message. WOW!!