[Politech] Microchip those fish! A pox on Australian cod poachers

From: Declan McCullagh (declan@private)
Date: Mon Nov 10 2003 - 06:13:37 PST

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    From: "Paul \"Evil Genius\" Music" <evlpawl@private>
    To: "DeClan" <declan@private>
    Subject: Yahoo! News - (Micro)Chips in fish help net Australian cod poachers
    Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 21:27:51 -0600
    
    http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1516&ncid=1516&e=5&u=/afp/20031106/od_afp/australia_fish_offbeat_031106194455
    
    Offbeat - AFP
    Chips in fish help net Australian cod poachers
    Thu Nov 6, 2:44 PM ET
    
    SYDNEY (AFP) - Australian fisheries investigators have wrapped up an 
    illegal poaching operation after inserting microchips into fish then 
    tracking them to the culprits' freezer, officals said.
    
    Victoria state Fisheries Minister Bob Cameron said the hi-tech sting began 
    when officers in his department found an illegal fishing net in a creek in 
    the state's northwest.
    
    The officers inserted microchips under the skin of the golden perch and 
    murray cod caught in the net then returned them and waited for the poachers 
    to turn up.
    
    The fish had disappeared a day later and when officers stopped the 
    poachers' vehicle they could find no trace of the animals. However, a 
    subsequent search of their home uncovered fillets in the freezer, complete 
    with microchips still emitting signals to the fisheries officers' tracking 
    devices.
    
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