A native title holder who was caught with 200 illegally harvested abalone cannot be afforded protection under the Native Title Act because the fish were taken for a birthday party, a NSW South Coast court has heard.
Yuin man Charles Nye, 48, was handed a two-year community corrections order, 250 hours of community service and fined $3,000 after being found guilty of four offences, including possession and shucking of abalone and threatening a fisheries officer.
