2 FISHERIES OFFENCES IN PEMBROKESHIRE Haverfordwest Magistrates adjudicated on matters brought before them by South Wales Sea Fisheries Committee on Monday 19th January. In the first case, Jonathan Peter Voyce of 6 Ynys Dawel, Solva pleaded guilty to taking undersized lobsters from the Ramsey Sound area on 29th May last year. Fishery Officers found 3 lobsters below the 90mm minimum size in a sample from a large catch of the crustaceans aboard his boat; a number of other lobsters were also released. In mitigation Mr Voyce mentioned he had an inexperienced crewman at the time and had now changed his procedures to ensure lobsters were measured as soon as they came on board. In the other case, Kevin James Wheeler of Glendarriff, Broadhaven was dealt with in his absence having failed to answer a summons for setting a net with an accomplice across the low water channel of the River Gann at Dale. Fishery Officers had observed the men operating a net which blocked the entire channel on 28th June last year. The Committee’s byelaws prohibit more than 25% of any such channel being fished at a time. Wheeler was fined £350 and ordered to pay £100 costs. A spokesman for the Committee welcomed the support of the Magistrate’s Court in supporting the byelaws which were designed to ensure the orderly regulation and sustainability of the South Wales fisheries and marine environment. |
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