And while those big time resorts were dealing with conch and lobster, a Honduran Fisherman was only preparing fish filet when HE got in trouble.
32 year old Honduran Giovanni Murcia and 48 year old Belizean Emilio Novelo, were caught fishing at Turneffe Atol and they had the fish fillet already cut up. The problem was that only the Belizean, Novelo had a license to fish.
So, they were both charged with fisheries offences. They appeared today before Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser where Novelo was charged with facilitating Murcia to engage in commercial fishing when he is not the holder of a fisherman's license while Murcia was charged with engaging in commercial fishing and not being the holder of a fisherman's license. In addition they were jointly charged with possession of 57 pieces of fish fillet without the skin. Novelo was fined a total of $1,080 while Murcia was fined a total of $1,040. Novelo was given until March 31 to pay. Murcia was ordered to pay forthwith. He paid the fines and he was released.
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