A Forty-seven year old fisherman from Ranchito was fined for undersized conch today. Sojo Moises Catzim pleaded guilty to possession of 65 undersized conch. He was fined $250 plus $5 court cost for the offence and he was also fined $20 per conch, which amounted to $1,300.
On March 11 Fisheries officers found Catzim on Turneffe Reef Atoll with 65 fully processed fillet conch which did not exceed 3 inches in length. Catzim said in court that he fished for the undersized conch because he is sick and constantly in pain so he cannot work as he used to.
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