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DEFA warns over illegal fishing

Latest offender fined £5,000

Environment, Food and Agriculture Minister Richard Ronan says his department is sending out a strong message about illegal fishing.

It comes after an Irish trawlerman was fined £5,000 for fishing king scallops in a closed area off the Island's west coast.

The authorities were alerted thanks to a satellite tracker fitted to the man's boat.

Mr Ronan says those who stray off limits will be caught.

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