 Fishery officers can issue infringement notices of between $250 and $500 for minor offences, such as having one or two more pāua than permitted.More serious offences have resulted in hefty court convictions, including seizure of diving gear, boats, and motor vehicles as well as large fines and in rare cases, imprisonment.The Ministry of Fisheries expects in the year 2004/05, nearly 1,000 tons of pāua will be poached, with 75% of that being
undersized.