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Brixham fisher merchants fined in ignorance

 

The Brixham fish merchants were involved in illegal sales of the fish without knowing that they are committing crime.  

The Appeal Court has sentenced Ian Perkes, 53, of Berryhead Road, and his brother Sean Perkes, 44, to pay huge fine of £330,000 for illegally selling the fish. It is told that the due failed in their appeal against fines imposed for not submitting sales notes and landing declarations relating to purchases of fish. The official record says that all the offences took place between 2000 and 2005 and the original court case found the pair had breached laws designed to prevent over-fishing by not keeping adequate records of who they bought the fish from.

Commenting on the court’s verdict Ian Perkes claims the fines are 'out of proportion' to his crime. He also said that fishermen, buyers and even the Fisheries Minister at the time, Ben Bradshaw, did not know the law required them keep appropriate records. He informed that the charge was 'failing to supply sales notes to DEFRA when purchasing fish direct from trawlers'. This law was apparently brought into force in 2000.

He told that many fish merchants including then Fisheries Minister Ben Bradshaw were unaware of this new regulation. He cites that if a family were out fishing for the afternoon and decided to sell their catch to their local fishmonger, and did not inform DEFRA, they would be committing the same offence as me.

A spokesman for Ben Bradshaw said he had no comment to make on matters involving his former ministry. A spokesman for DEFRA denied the law had been unclear, saying only minor changes had been made in 2005, which came into effect a year later.

 

Source: thisissouthdevon.co.uk 

 

08-02-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

 

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07-09-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

Shrimp-baiting season no longer worry shrimpers.. 

As shrimp-baiting season starts this week South Carolina’s commercial shrimpers does not worry about baiters as they used to.

07-09-2010 UNITED STATES  

Work at small craft harbours in Malpeque region announces.. 

Canadian government has announced the details regarding work at small craft harbours in Malpeque region.

07-09-2010 CANADA  

North Sea sole fishery swaps detail released.. 

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has released details of the swaps that allowed the North Sea Sole fishery to reopen last week.

07-09-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

Fishing sector shows good growth.. 

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07-09-2010 INDIA  

Russia emerging big market for Vietnamese seafood.. 

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07-09-2010 VIET NAM  

Fish Prices/Landings for Scotland.. 

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06-09-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

Volumes and Value At Peterhead Harbour.. 

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06-09-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

Squid fishing season extended.. 

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06-09-2010 ARGENTINA  

Scottish fishing industry to boycott Faroese mackerel meeting.. 

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06-09-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

Salmon run expected to close early.. 

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06-09-2010 CANADA  

Seafood export to Russia rises 13 percent.. 

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06-09-2010 VIET NAM  

Rights issue to finance Aker BioMarine.. 

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06-09-2010 INTERNATIONAL  

Joint French fishery eye MSC certificate.. 

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06-09-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

“Seafood stewardship in crisis”, experts say.. 

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05-09-2010 SWEDEN  

Tripled amount of fish to production, in spite of lower catches.. 

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05-09-2010 ICELAND  

U.S. West Coast groundfish fishery enters MSC assessment process.. 

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05-09-2010 UNITED STATES  

Less tuna quota remains for Spanish fleet.. 

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03-09-2010 SPAIN  

Changes in fishing rules are likely.. 

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03-09-2010 UNITED STATES  

Flounder gill net fishing ban in south Core Sound.. 

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03-09-2010 UNITED STATES  

 

Increased fish production in spite of lower catches.. 

HB Grandi’s pelagic vessel have landed tripled amount of fish to production in spite of low catches, says a report.

03-09-2010 ICELAND  

Overfishing could end mackerel fisheries MSC accreditation.. 

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03-09-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

Fishing vessel safety forum begins October 13.. 

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03-09-2010 INTERNATIONAL  

Labrador fish stocks under Inland Fish Enforcement Program.. 

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03-09-2010 CANADA  

Mexican shrimp fleet eyes US certification.. 

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03-09-2010 MEXICO  

Scottish mussels gaining popularity in UK.. 

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01-09-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

US commercial fishing industry report.. 

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01-09-2010 UNITED STATES  

Deadliest catch in deadliest waters.. 

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01-09-2010 UNITED STATES  

New Zealand scallop season opens.. 

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01-09-2010 NEW ZEALAND  

Bio-fuel from fat of tra and basa fish.. 

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01-09-2010 VIET NAM  

The bell tolls for Baltic salmon, Finnish letter warns.. 

31-08-2010 SWEDEN  

Value of catch January-May 2010.. 

31-08-2010 ICELAND  

Proportion of mackerel from 10 to 70%.. 

31-08-2010 ICELAND  

Iceland demand its right to fish mackerel.. 

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31-08-2010 ICELAND  

Danish vessels caught fishing illegally.. 

Greenpeace Sweden documented Danish vessels fishing illegally within the protected area of the Kattegat, says a report.

31-08-2010 DENMARK  

Yarmouth Coastguard alert about 60 tones of lost cargo.. 

Yarmouth Coastguard have been warning ships on sea about 60 tonnes of lost cargo of Norwegian vessel.

31-08-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

Coalition comments on New European Marine Sites.. 

New European marine sites in Lyme Bay come under severe criticism from the Coalition.

31-08-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

EU, Norway’s 110% grab of total mackerel quota for themselves raises questions of credibility.. 

While some blame Iceland and the Faroe Islands for alleged problems in the North East Atlantic mackerel fishery, questions remain over the EU and Norway’s commitment to multilateral cooperation as the mackerel stock gravitates toward the northwest, says the Faroese Pelagic Organisation.

30-08-2010 FAROE ISLANDS  

Fish Prices/Landings For Scotland... 

30-08-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

Emotion Over Mackerel Row... 

30-08-2010 UNITED KINGDOM  

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