Fisherman must shell out $100,000 for three rock lobsters caught illegally in marine park

By Bianca Hall
Updated September 23 2016 - 4:28pm, first published 2:36pm
A Southern rock lobster. Sustained commercial fishing can destroy rock lobster populations in marine protected areas, the judge said. Photo: TRLFA
A Southern rock lobster. Sustained commercial fishing can destroy rock lobster populations in marine protected areas, the judge said. Photo: TRLFA
A southern rock lobster, found in the south-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network.
A southern rock lobster, found in the south-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network.

Two years ago, commercial fisherman Christopher George Hansen caught what might be the most expensive rock lobsters ever netted.

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