‘They call it black market, we call it survival’: Far South Coast fishermen denounce abalone arrests

Kate Lockley
February 11 2017 - 9:44am
Fishermen John Brierley and Andrew Nye will support the man authorities allege is at the centre of the largest abalone seizure in 20 years.
Fishermen John Brierley and Andrew Nye will support the man authorities allege is at the centre of the largest abalone seizure in 20 years.

Far South Coast Indigenous fishermen have come out in support of a Mogo man allegedly involved in abalone trafficking to Sydney, claiming the catch was part of a joint haul from the Walbunja people.

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Kate Lockley

Kate Lockley

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