Man pleads not guilty to paua poaching
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The alleged leader of a paua poaching ring has pleaded not guilty to illicitly harvesting and trading the shellfish.
Saravusi Mao was remanded on bail at Wellington District Court this afternoon to reappear on October 6.
He was one of more than 70 people arrested in May in a massive crackdown targeting poaching and trading paua from the Wellington coast.
The offences carry maximum penalties of a $250,000 fine and five years in jail.
- NZPA
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