Five fishermen caught with 99 snapper, including 38 undersize fish, in east Auckland last night have lost their boat

Ministry for Primary Industries Auckland fishery officers seized the recreational boat after finding the group at the Half Moon Bay boat ramp in east Auckland.

Fisheries Regional Compliance Manager, Andre Espinoza said investigations are still undergoing and the people involved are likely to face court action.

Prosecutions are also likely in a number of separate incidents.

Fishery Officers seized a recreational boat at Great Barrier Island as the sole fisher aboard had four times the daily limit of crayfish.

A car was also seized when the occupants were found with more than 800 cockles they had taken from Eastern Beach, which is closed.