Thread: Paua poachers

Originally Posted by Twodiffs

A work colleague was out of Kaikoura 2-3 weeks ago with a commercial fisherman, they spotted a fella in full gang patches pulling pots, evidently it's rife around Kaikoura, the skipper of the boat said it was his pot the lowlife was pulling up.

So breaking at least two laws at same time...police would have attended that one very quickly....funny we never heard about it on the news?

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

So breaking at least two laws at same time...police would have attended that one very quickly....funny we never heard about it on the news?

Evidently it's rife up there, pots have names or references to who they belong to don't they?. The mob probably know who they belong to, they may have spotters watching over them from shore. I know where I dive and the commercial boys likely have a shottie on board, I'd expect the mob guy to have one also....just in case, happens in houses up north, cars as well Micky D, I would personally assume it'd be the same on a boat. The skipper is likely playing it safe by not challenging the theiving poacher....I would to tbh, no point in starting ww3 with the gang and that's why you haven't heard it on the news.

Personally...fark putting a shot over the bow, I'd rather put a few through the hull!. If the same thieves had done the same with the Pooly fisherman off Motunau years ago that's exactly what would have happened.