Helicopter company fighting forfeit of choppers over illegal crayfish sales
A Queenstown helicopter company will fight any attempts to seize two of its choppers after being found guilty of illegally taking and selling crayfish to hotel guests. Earlier this week the Helicopter Line Limited was fined $12,000 for four breaches of the fisheries act. MPI says the company was flying customers by helicopter to remote locations in Fiordland to see crays being caught by a diver, and were later served the catch at the Rees Hotel. Fisheries New Zealand's Director for Fisheries Compliance spoke to Lisa Owen.
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