Two men have been given suspended prison sentences after photos and videos highlighted them taking part in illegal fishing activity.
Connor Bell, 30, of Bexhill Road, Sunderland and Michael Hutchinson, 39, of Cranberry Road, Sunderland were prosecuted at South Tyneside Magistrates Court on Tuesday after photographs and videos were found both on a mobile and posted to a social media account that highlighted illegal fishing activity.
Connor Bell pleaded guilty to using unlicensed gill nets to catch salmon and sea trout on the River Wear, including at a location near Fatfield, in the county of Tyne and Wear.
