Lake Illawarra cockle hunters using boats, cars to remain undetected: resident

Ashleigh Tullis
Updated April 14 2021 - 11:41pm, first published October 5 2020 - 7:11pm
Right thing: Fisheries officers inspected three men's collection of cockles at Lake Illawarra on Monday. They had fishing licences and collected under the allocated number. Picture: Adam McLean

A long weekend of cockle collecting, and in some cases poaching, has renewed locals' calls for ban on the hobby at Lake Illawarra.

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Ashleigh Tullis

Ashleigh Tullis

Court reporter

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