Ministry of Fisheries regional manager Ian Bright is disappointed in the actions of a few people from the area who believe they can take as many fish as they want.
This comes after two men were caught by fisheries officers allegedly taking 130 snapper.

Snapper.

Ian says the pair initially told the officers during an inspection between Kaiaua and the launching ramp at Kawakawa Bay, in the Firth of Thames, that they had had ‘no luck' with their fishing.
However, the officers noticed a large sack inside the car and say it contained 38 snapper, four of which were smaller than the minimum legal size of 27 centimetres.
Further searching led the officers to allegedly find a total of 130 snapper, five of which were undersized.
Because the men's alleged offending was on such a large scale, their car, boat and fishing gear have all been seized and both men are likely to face prosecution.
Should they be convicted, the car, boat and fishing equipment will automatically be permanently forfeit to the Crown.