Overview
- WA Police say three men from the Bunbury area allegedly dumped about 200kg of shark heads and fish remains outside Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis’s Margaret River office around 7am Monday, leaving overalls marked “To Jackie, from all fishers.”
- The men, aged 34, 36 and 37, were charged with depositing litter without consent and trespass, with additional counts for two of them including cannabis possession, cultivating a plant and unlawful firearm possession.
- Police seized two firearms allegedly held on expired licences, and the trio are due to appear in Bunbury Magistrates Court on January 22 as inquiries continue.
- Organiser Mason Jones publicly claimed responsibility for the stunt as a protest against new demersal rules, which include a 21‑month recreational closure from Kalbarri to Augusta that began December 16 and an indefinite commercial ban starting January 1.
- The state says the reforms follow consultation and DPIRD assessments showing excessive fishing pressure, and it has announced a $29.2 million support package, while companies including Sea Harvest and Seafresh have launched legal action.