UK: 'We're Fishermen Not Secretaries!' Skippers Blame Phone Signal at Sea for Breaches
Fishing skippers fined for not properly reporting their catch say they are "fishermen not secretaries" and blamed a poor phone signal in the Wash for their rule breaches.
A total of eight Norfolk fishermen and one of the county's major seafood suppliers have landed almost £45,000 in fines and costs in what is thought to be one of the biggest cases of its kind ever seen.
The men entered guilty pleas at King's Lynn Magistrates to a range of offences linked to...
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