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Marine and fisheries compliance: referrals of cases to Crown Office
The number of cases referred by Marine Directorate to the Crown Office.
Referrals of cases to Crown Office: 2026
|
Offence |
1 January 2026 - 30 June 2026 |
|
Statutory returns offences |
0 |
|
Fishing gear offences |
0 |
|
Fishing without authority |
0 |
|
MPA, and other protected/restricted area offences |
0 |
|
Marine Licensing |
0 |
|
Wildlife Crime |
0 |
|
Unlicensed/Hobby fishing |
0 |
|
Landing Obligation (Discarding) |
0 |
|
Vessel tracking requirements |
0 |
|
Gear marking requirements |
0 |
|
Illegal equipment |
0 |
|
Other Fishing Licence restrictions |
0 |
|
Boarding ladders |
0 |
|
Undersize or prohibited fish/shellfish |
0 |
|
Other offences not elsewhere classified |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
0 |
- reports received are very much at the start of any process, while fixed penalty notices (FPNs) issued and referrals to COPFS are in most cases at the end of a process
- this means that as the data covers the same time period the data may not relate to the same events
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