A man (55) has been arrested for illegal fishing activities at Oshakati, while two others were fined.
This was confirmed by Oshana police regional commander commissioner Naftal Sakaria on Tuesday.
According to Sakaria, an intelligence-led operation conducted by members of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, with support from regional police, led to the arrest and the issuing of two fines for illegal fishing activities in the sewage pond located behind the Namibian Defence Force base at Oshakati.
“The suspect was arrested and charged with contravening the Inland Fisheries Resources Act No. 1 of 2003,” he said.
In addition to the arrest, two fines were issued, to another man (41) and a woman (39) during the operation, he added.
Sakaria indicated that the male suspect received a fine for using a fishing net that did not comply with the prescribed mesh size requirements, while the female suspect was fined for engaging in drag netting, a prohibited fishing method.
