a few developments today , there is a southern sea fisherys bylaw that has been around for 20 yrs but not inforced that says any vessel over 12m taking sea fish may not do so inside the six mile limit, according to the fisherys officer this rule was intended to reduce fishing effort, but as most will know charter boats are generally licenced for 12 passengers maximum whether they are under 12m or over 12m so there is no effect on effort . personaly it seems like a bit of a witch hunt on a very prosperous and successfull charter fleet. if this is prosecuted successfully then it will remove the livelyhoods of quite a few people