The defendant trawlerman was seen with his nets in the water within the six mile limit, and he faced a prosecution. He replied that the only acts undertaken within the limit had been acts of maintenance of his nets.
Held: In the breaking open of nets to release debris rocks and fish back into the sea, he was not either ‘engaged in fishing operations’ and nor was he using an instrument of fishing’. The words had to be given their natural meaning.
Citations:
Times 05-Dec-2003, [2003] EWHC 3054 (Admin)
Links:
Statutes:
Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1996 5
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Alexander v Tonkin 1979
The court discussed the meaning of the word ‘fishing’. . .
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Agriculture, Crime
Updated: 19 July 2022; Ref: scu.191216
