“A fisho’s bullet will be the last thing the enemy will hear.”
The Department responsible for protecting our waters and the vast species of aquatic life beneath the surface have announced they have had a gutful, after four more illegal fishing boats were intercepted at Kuri Bay in remote Western Australia this week.
In the last few years the numbers of illegal fishing boats from Indonesia being intercepted has sky rocketed, as the poachers regularly haul hundreds of kilos of sea cucumber and all manner of other sea life that they should not be interfering with.
Department Head Brad Armstrong said the only thing left to do is leave it in the hands of citizen scientists.
“We are now at a point that we need to engage the public to help pick up the slack,” He said.
“If you’re heading out to Scott Reef, The Montes or anywhere off the north of our coast, the department is mandating you sink at least 5 illegal boats harboring endangered species before you are allowed to return to dry land.”
Local Fisherman Damian Flinders was gearing up at the boat ramp when a Fisheries worker walked over and handed him a high powered rifle.
“He just told me good luck, and handed me a gun and a map,” the confused man said.
“I guess I’ll have a go if I see one out there, it might be nice way to blow off a bit of steam after a long day of catching nothing but stargazers.”
The program has been rolled out at every boat ramp in the North West until the poachers get the message.