As per the information more than 20 legal-size, male mud crabs had been tied and dumped on Saturday right beside the boat ramp, south of Rockhampton. This has left many anglers outraged. Fishermen Jonathan and Danny Mylrea first saw the shocking sight and approached the Port Alma boat ramp.
Danny said that seeing many crabs right next to the boat ramp dead, all the correct size and males, it makes your blood boil, and they were out there for everyone to see. He said that such an act shows a bad management of looking after the catch. Commercial fishermen have no limit on how many mud crabs they catch, however, amateurs are restricted to 10 a person.
Rockhampton commercial fisherman and crabber Dave Swindells informed that a mud crab was now worth $30 each, and it would definitely not be a professional who did this. Experts believe that the main reason for such dumping illegal fishers got it too many and to avoid being caught they simply threw them out. Local recreational fisherman Kim Martin said it was unfortunate to hear about the incident, but that “it does happen.”
