A Rye fish merchant was ordered to pay over £8,500 in fines and costs for failing to submit sales notes on time.
The sole director Croeso (Lydd) Ltd of Rye, Duncan Grant, of St Leonard’s on Sea, Hastings pleaded guilty on behalf of the company to 20 specimen charges of failing to submit sales notes within the 48 hours required by law.
Brighton Magistrates, sitting on 17 June, heard some sales notes had been submitted three months late which meant fish quota managers were unable to keep accurate records of fish caught and quota uptake. That could have lead to the UK overfishing its quota and being penalised by the European Commission.
The court was told heard the case involved 352 sales notes of fish and Grant had been warned last year for failing to submit documents on time.
He was fined £3,340 with costs of £5193.52 plus a £15 victim surcharge fee.
