Man fined £900 for fishing trip in restricted area

Police stopped Peter Glover on the beach at The Lhen in his vehicle and searched him on 30 November 2014. 

 

Mr Glover was fined £400 for fishing with a net and £400 for being in possession of that net for purpose of catching two sea bass in the area. 

 

For driving onto the beach, he was fined £100 - plus an additional £125 of costs under section 28 of the Road Traffic Act 1985. 

 

Under Bye-Laws introduced in 2005, it's an offence to be in possession of any net for the purpose of fishing for sea fish in a restricted zone.