Former Australian fishmonger James Prodanovski was fined AUD 50,000 (€33,965/$37,940) for illegal harvesting of rock lobsters off the Wollongong coast, reportsIllawarra Mercury.
Prodanovski was convicted for being in possession of illegally caught fish and for obtaining more than the legal amount.
However, he was absolved of two more serious charges of trafficking in an indictable species and not obtaining records of acquired fish as a seller.
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