Blue groper: man fined $800 for killing protected fish in Sydney
by Emily Wind from Environment | The Guardian on (#6HH55)
Cronulla residents believe speared fish may have been Gus', a 35- to 40-year-old blue groper known to swimmers and divers in the area
A man has been fined $800 for spearing a protected fish species in Sydney over the weekend.
NSW police have confirmed officers spoke to a 26-year-old man on Saturday following reports a blue groper (Achoerodus viridis) was speared and killed at Oak Park in Cronulla.
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