Forest and Bird executive member, Graeme Loh, found 14 drowned spotted shags recently caught in a set net in Otago Harbour. If the fully protected birds had been shot the culprit could have been prosecuted, but as the law stands it is not illegal to leave such lethal unattended set nets.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 4, 1 November 1987, Page 26
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51Forest and Bird executive member, Graeme Loh, found 14 drowned spotted shags recently caught in a set net in Otago Harbour. If the fully protected birds had been shot the culprit could have been prosecuted, but as the law stands it is not illegal to leave such lethal unattended set nets. Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 4, 1 November 1987, Page 26
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