Klass Meijvogel fined €500 for illegal fishing in Ireland

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Klass Dirk Meijvogel was fined €500 and ordered to forfeit fish and gear for an illegal fishing offence at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, in a sentence reported on 28 July 2015. The offence arose from the Wiron 5’s fishing operations in Irish waters.

The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority said a jury had found Meijvogel guilty of having automatic grading equipment fitted in a way that did not ensure fish were immediately frozen or prevent marine organisms being returned to the sea. The court imposed forfeiture of fish and gear valued at €399,960, alongside the fine.

This case may have concluded differently. The outcome has not yet been confirmed by a public source we could find.