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Fisherman fined £1 after illegal scallop catch off Sussex coast

An angry fisherman goaded a crown court judge after being fined a pound for his part in the biggest case of illegally-hauled scallops in the UK. Robert Johnston from North Road in Newbridge near Penzance pleaded guilty to illegally catching about 13 tonnes of scallops and his company was fined £25,350 at a sentencing committal at Lewes Crown Court on Thursday. As master of the fishing vessel inspected by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in Shoreham, Mr Johnston stood trial personally as well as his limited company, and was given a one pound fine – to which he pulled a pound out of his pocket and waved it at Judge Kemp from the dock. The offence took place between October 17 and 23 last year when the scallop vessel Jacoba was on a week-long fishing exhibition in the English Channel. More at http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10545997.Fisherman_fined___1_after_illegal_scallop_catch_off_Sussex_coast/