Post by Hoppy on Apr 3, 2007 21:03:35 GMT -1
Environment Agency clamp-down on illegal anglers
Anglers caught fishing without a licence were today fined by North Avon magistrates in court cases brought by the Environment Agency.
The improvements made to fish habitats and stocks are part funded directly from rod licence sales. The Environment Agency is reminding all anglers to get their licence in time for the new season as the money goes straight back into the sport.
The £500 fines and costs were awarded against six people by North Avon Magistrates sitting at Yate, near Bristol, today (Tuesday, March 3, 2007).
The following people were caught fishing without a licence at Boyd Valley Lake, Bristol, on 20 August 2006:
• Mark Ridge, of Wiltshire Avenue, Hanham, Bristol, was fined £25 with £70 in costs.
• Christopher Dunne, of 25 Whitefield Avenue, Speedwell, Bristol, was fined £25 with £70 costs.
Daniel Ivey, of St Davids Avenue, Warmley, Bristol, was fined £25 and ordered to pay £70 costs for fishing with three rods at Bagwood Lakes, Patchway, Bristol. He pleaded guilty to not having a licence contrary to Section 27 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975.
Michael Weston, of Bath Road, Bridgeyate, Bristol, was fined £25 with £70 for fishing without a licence at the same location.
The Environment Agency also prosecuted Steven Elvidge, of Coronation Road, Cadbury Heath, Bristol, who was caught at Golden Valley Ponds, Bitton. He was fined £25 and ordered to pay £70 in costs.
Ernest Willmott, of Sweets Road, Kingswood, Bristol, was seen at Bitterwell Lake, Coalpit Heath, Bristol. He admitted the offence and was given a conditional discharge.
‘We regularly check to ensure that fishery rules and regulations are being observed, and this will continue. We must also protect vulnerable fish stocks from exploitation during the close season on rivers,’ said Martin Williams for the Environment Agency.
Anglers caught fishing without a licence were today fined by North Avon magistrates in court cases brought by the Environment Agency.
The improvements made to fish habitats and stocks are part funded directly from rod licence sales. The Environment Agency is reminding all anglers to get their licence in time for the new season as the money goes straight back into the sport.
The £500 fines and costs were awarded against six people by North Avon Magistrates sitting at Yate, near Bristol, today (Tuesday, March 3, 2007).
The following people were caught fishing without a licence at Boyd Valley Lake, Bristol, on 20 August 2006:
• Mark Ridge, of Wiltshire Avenue, Hanham, Bristol, was fined £25 with £70 in costs.
• Christopher Dunne, of 25 Whitefield Avenue, Speedwell, Bristol, was fined £25 with £70 costs.
Daniel Ivey, of St Davids Avenue, Warmley, Bristol, was fined £25 and ordered to pay £70 costs for fishing with three rods at Bagwood Lakes, Patchway, Bristol. He pleaded guilty to not having a licence contrary to Section 27 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975.
Michael Weston, of Bath Road, Bridgeyate, Bristol, was fined £25 with £70 for fishing without a licence at the same location.
The Environment Agency also prosecuted Steven Elvidge, of Coronation Road, Cadbury Heath, Bristol, who was caught at Golden Valley Ponds, Bitton. He was fined £25 and ordered to pay £70 in costs.
Ernest Willmott, of Sweets Road, Kingswood, Bristol, was seen at Bitterwell Lake, Coalpit Heath, Bristol. He admitted the offence and was given a conditional discharge.
‘We regularly check to ensure that fishery rules and regulations are being observed, and this will continue. We must also protect vulnerable fish stocks from exploitation during the close season on rivers,’ said Martin Williams for the Environment Agency.
