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Northland fisher fined for under-reporting green mussel spat sales

1NewsNZ HeraldRNZMonday 24 March 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated

In this story Ministry for Primary Industries, Fisheries New Zealand

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Daniel John Lovell has been ordered to pay more than $104,000 after pleading guilty to breaching the Fisheries Act. The 48-year-old commercial fisher failed to report the sale of green mussel spat collected from Ninety Mile Beach during the 2021/22 and 2022/23 fishing years. He was sentenced in the Kaitaia District Court.

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First reported by 1News, Mon 24 Mar 2025, 12:44pm · 3 reports from 3 outlets over 6 hours
  1. 1News1News

    Under-reporting of green mussel spat costs commercial fisher over $100k (opens in new tab)

  2. NZ HeraldNZ Herald

    Northland fisher fined for illegal mussel spat sales from Ninety Mile Beach (opens in new tab)

  3. RNZRNZ

    Far North fisherman ordered to pay over $100k for under-reporting mussels (opens in new tab)