{"id":69918,"date":"2016-04-25T15:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=6f092a4d58afec4e5ebd54188ac4e016"},"modified":"2016-04-25T15:00:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T15:00:21","slug":"press-release-scarborough-men-fined-after-being-found-guilty-of-fishing-without-a-licence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=69918","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Scarborough men fined after being found guilty of fishing without a licence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Environment Agency is reminding anglers of the importance of having a rod licence after two men were ordered to pay over \u00a3600 each after being found guilty of fishing without a licence.<\/p>\n

Robert Ferguson, of Herdborough Road, Eastfield, and Connor Baker of Northwold Road, Eastfield, were each fined \u00a3440, and ordered to pay \u00a3127 costs and a \u00a344 victim surcharge after being found in breach of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act (1975) in August 2015. <\/p>\n

On 23 August 2015, Environment Agency bailiffs found both men breaking the rules at Rosedale Fishery, Scarborough.<\/p>\n

The case, heard at Scarborough Magistrates\u2019 Court on Friday, 22 April, was brought by the Environment Agency.<\/p>\n

Following the verdict, Environment Agency Fisheries Officer Peter Mischenko said: <\/p>\n

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It is vital that anglers obey the laws relating to rod licences and we won\u2019t hesitate to take action to stop illegal fishing. Hopefully this will act as a deterrent for any angler thinking of fishing illegally.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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All the money raised from rod licence sales is used to protect and improve fish stocks and fisheries, benefitting anglers. Those cheating the system will be prosecuted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Every year across the country, thousands of anglers are prosecuted for breaking the law. As well as swindling other anglers, fishing illegally can carry a hefty penalty. Getting caught without a licence could land you with a fine of up to \u00a32,500.<\/p>\n

Any angler aged 12 or over, fishing on a river, canal or still water needs a licence. An annual licence costs from just \u00a327 (concessions available). <\/p>\n

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You can buy your rod licence at your local Post Office, from the Post Office\u2019s website<\/a>, or by phoning 0344 800 5386. <\/p>\n

Anyone with information about illegal fishing activities can contact the Environment Agency Incident Hotline on 0800 80 70 60 or anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Illegal anglers caught by Environment Agency bailiffs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69918"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69918\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}