The staff of the Maritime District Office of Bosa , in the context of controls on the fishing chain and the regional legislation which prohibits the taking of sea urchins by fishermen without authorization coordinated by the Fishing Area Control Center of the Cagliari Maritime Directorate , carried out a checkpoint in Bosa Marina , surprising an irregular fisherman returning from an illegal fishing trip who had taken about 400 specimens of sea urchins (Paracentrotus lividus) .
The product, still alive, was seized and thrown back into the sea by the employee M/V CP 835.
An administrative fine of one thousand euro was imposed on the transgressor.
"The monitoring activity on such illegal conduct - the Coast Guard informs - will continue incessantly throughout the winter period along the coast under Bosa's jurisdiction by Coast Guard personnel, to protect the protected fish stocks, the marine environment in general and of all authorized operators".
(Unioneonline/D)
