Bob F Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 Saw this article by D. Rowe in the Conservation section of the March 2004 of the NFSA report. NFSA GILL NET CAMPAIGN - UPDATE The NFSA campaign to remove illegal gill nets progresses as we continue to collect and collate information on the sea angler's experiences of these nets and it is encouraging that some prosecutions have taken place over the last couple of months and here are two instances where prosecutions have been successfully brought. The first followed and incident last year which resulted in prosections being brought against two men after they were caught red-handed in Poole Harbour with and illegal fixed net. Environment Agency fisheries officers pounced after they returned to their gill net to recover their catch. The net was discovered during a rountine boat patrol in July of last year and on inspection it was found to contain several fish which included bass, mullet and flounder. The net was secured by an anchor and attached to two floats and a rope near a catamaran moored off Lake Road, Hamworthy. It was not visible from the surface. The two men were apprehended after they returned to the net in a small dinghy to retrieve the net and remove any fish. When questioned one of the defendents said that, "they only wanted the fish for a barbecue". One of the men was fined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 Hi Bob Thanks for posting that Well its a start and well done to the environment agency for prosecuting. The NFSA is the only organisation that will persue the needs of anglers, are you all members yet? Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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