Local police officers have been working in partnership with the Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authority (IFCA) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to target marine criminals. Earlier in the summer officers conducted a stop check on a vehicle towing a boat, issued a fixed penalty for offences detected and passed a photograph of the boat to the MMO. This vessel is suspected of being involved in illegal netting in the estuary around the Bigbury area. On 27th August an IFCA patrol spotted it afloat and called the MMO who recovered the boat for inspection and have since seized the engine.
ILLEGAL NETTING – POLICE PRESS RELEASE
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