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    Fisherman fined for catching king scallops

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    Illegal fishing for king scallops has cost a trawler master £5,000. 

    Ryan Newall from County Down appeared before Magistrates at Douglas Courthouse on Tuesday.
     
    He admitted fishing in a closed area off the north-west coast of the Island on Sunday, November 1st - his Irish-registered vessel 'Golden Fleece' was detained by the fisheries protection vessel. 
     
    Newall was fined and ordered to pay court costs of £125 - he was also told to forfeit his catch worth £2,163.
     

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