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First byelaw conviction


BEN WEIR reports


from a fishery and fishing without a rod licence in the first court case relating to new byelaws that were introduced in the summer. Mark Whisker, of Wisbech,


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Cambridgeshire, admitted the offences by post, and King’s Lynn


N ANGLER has been fined a total of £250 for illegally removing fish


Magistrates’ Court also ordered him to pay £127 costs and a victim surcharge of £15. The court heard that a new byelaw,


prohibiting the removal of stock from fisheries without the written permission of the owner, came into force on June 1, 2010. Just two days after this, Whisker’s


car was stopped by Norfolk police officers working in partnership


with Environment Agency fisheries enforcement officers. A search of his vehicle revealed five live carp, which Whisker had taken from Townsend Lakes Fishery, near Wisbech. EA fisheries specialist Roger


Handford said: ‘The rod and line removal byelaw was introduced this year to deal with the problem of fish being taken from fisheries against the wishes of the owner.


‘This causes a loss of sport for other


anglers and is a financial burden on fishery owners. If the stolen fish are then illegally stocked elsewhere it may compromise the health status of the receiving water. ‘We work in partnership with the


police and other agencies to deal with illegal fishing and will not hesitate to prosecute those caught breaking the law,’ he added.


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