Men busted spearing blue groper during South Coast surveillance operation

By Stan Gorton
Updated January 27 2015 - 12:34pm, first published 12:00pm
Two men got a nasty surprise when they were apprehended for illegally spearing a blue groper on the NSW Far South Coast. Picture supplied.
Two men got a nasty surprise when they were apprehended for illegally spearing a blue groper on the NSW Far South Coast. Picture supplied.

Illegal fishers hoping to fool Department of Primary Industries’ (DPI) fisheries officers got a nasty surprise when they were apprehended for illegally spearing a blue groper on the NSW Far South Coast.

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