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Vanessa Milton, Keira Proust and Wayne Carberry

As more Indigenous fishing cases are withdrawn, court costs mount against NSW DPI

Diving for abalone and shellfish has been a part of Yuin man Kevin Mason's life for as long as he can remember, but he's now too afraid to return to the water.

For decades, the 75-year-old has been pursued by Fisheries compliance officers, charged, fined and even jailed for practising his traditional culture.

The prosecution has not only taken a financial toll but a physical and emotional one too.

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