AT the High Court in Edinburgh today two fishermen pled guilty to offences of making false declarations regarding over £7million of fish that they landed. The offences, in contravention of sea fishing legislation relate to a number of illegal landings of mackerel and herring at Lerwick between 2002 and 2005, in respect of which the vessel skippers falsely declared the quantity of fish they landed as a means of evading the annual fishing quota allowed to their vessel.
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about 16 years ago
Fishermen found guilty of illegally landing fish worth £7 million
AT the High Court in Edinburgh today two fishermen pled guilty to offences of making false declarations regarding over £7million of fish that they landed. The offences, in contravention of sea fishing legislation relate to a number of illegal landings of mackerel and herring at Lerwick between 2002
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