Fishing illegally costs Cannock man more than £300

Fishing illegally costs Cannock man more than £300

A 21-year-old man from Cannock must pay more than £300 after being found guilty of fishing illegally in Staffordshire.

The case was brought by the Environment Agency to Northampton Magistrates Court on Friday, August 4.

Following the verdict, Nichola Tomlinson, fisheries enforcement team leader for the Environment Agency, said: “This case shows how seriously the courts take these offences and Travis Bishop has been rightly punished for fishing without a licence."

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