Four men fined for illegal seafood sales in Southland

Thursday 26 June 2025 · 4 outlets · 4 reports · updated Fri 27 Jun 2025, 10:46am

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Three commercial fishers and another man have been fined nearly $37,000 for selling black market seafood. The group was sentenced in the Invercargill District Court after pleading guilty to charges under the Fisheries Act involving pāua, kina, blue cod and crayfish.

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1. Otago Daily TimesThu 26 Jun 2025, 4:08pm

   Southland fishermen fined for black market sales (opens in new tab)

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2. NZ HeraldThu 26 Jun 2025, 5:49pm

   Southland commercial fishermen sentenced for selling black-market seafood worth thousands (opens in new tab)

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3. StuffFri 27 Jun 2025, 10:46am

   Southland fishermen fined for black market seafood trade (opens in new tab)