Ormers court case 'a waste of money'

PROSECUTING two islanders for taking ormers just under the size limit was a waste of taxpayers' money, according to Seafresh director Andy Le Prevost.

Robert Falla, 53, and John Domaille, 74, were both fined £150 in the Magistrate's Court last week for collecting undersized ormers earlier this year off Lihou Island.

The pair both said it was an innocent mistake, with Mr Falla saying he had forgotten his measurer and Mr Domaille saying the ormers looked larger in the water. They both placed them back in the sea.

Mr Le Prevost (pictured) believed the case should have ended there, rather than spending money prosecuting them.

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