Post by rushy on Jun 5, 2015 12:52:43 GMT
And a few notes from the EA Newsletter :
• During January, February and March 2015 our enforcement officers questioned 1,246 anglers and reported 118 for various fisheries offences. During the same period we dealt with 21 illegal fishing reports made to our 24-hour incident hotline (0800 80 70 60).
• We patrol throughout the year, but from time to time also carry out intensive programmes of visits over the course of a few days. During the latest of these, we visited 46 waters between the 2nd and 4th of May and checked 246 anglers, resulting in 25 offence reports being issued. • An angler fishing with three rods & lines but only having one valid licence has been fined £200 and also has to pay costs of £351, plus a £20 victim surcharge. A rod licence permits the use of up to two rods & lines when fishing for coarse fish & eel where Regional Byelaws and rules permit. In a separate case, fishing without a licence has cost an angler £1,078 having been found guilty at Doncaster Magistrate’s Court in May.
