• Netters Caught in Werribe River

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    Published on 15-04-2010 02:09 AM
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    TWO Braybrook men will be charged on summons after Fisheries Victoria officers caught them allegedly using a large, illegal fishing net in the Werribee RiOfficers seized 17 breeding-size bream, a net and a small inflatable raft following a surveillance operation last week after receiving a tip.

    It has been alleged the two men, aged 20 and 28, set the 25-metre net in the river at K Rd.

    Acting Operations manager Dane Robinson stressed that the use of commercial fishing equipment in inland waters was illegal.

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