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QLD cracks down on mud crab offences

Major fines and forfeitures show QLD’s crackdown on illegal mud crab activity through stronger patrols and investigations.

Dec 10, 2025
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Mudcrab prosecution | Source: DPI

What’s happening?

A Bundaberg man has been fined $20,000 after Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol officers uncovered he had committed 26 offences under the Fisheries Act 1994, including unlawful sale and trafficking of mud crabs.

Surveillance footage and a seized mobile phone revealed evidence of ongoing illegal mud c…

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