The Civil Guard arrested a young man on May 19. allegedly organizes shark and stingray fishing trips in Lanzarotean activity that she later spread on her social networks as a tourist attraction, which Benemérita considers a crime against faunta.
The arrest came after Civil Guard agents launched an investigation after seeing the posting of an offer for said service as a professional fishing guide on social networks and a traveler opinion platform. capture of large protected species, According to the Civil Guard, they offered about 150 euros, which is clearly prohibited, but.
Agents confirmed the broadcast on the networks with this information, these facts also condemned by various environmental protection associations and verifying how he caught a few specimens, some of which are endangered, such as at least four shark species and three protected stingrays, all with photographs.
Specifically, identifiable species offered for fishing, silky shark prohibited species, hammerhead shark included in LESRPE, angel shark other endangered species, such as mantelina, black stingray and stingray, whose capture is prohibited by law.
The Civil Guard carefully studied the i.Images shared on social mediaHe describes the coastline southwest of Playa Quemada, within the Los Ajaches Nature Reserve in Lanzarote, as the site of the action.
In this sense, they state that in the publications made on this subject, it can be observed how the alleged perpetrator presents himself as an accomplice. extreme fishing job In fact, behind these publications, as the author himself admitted in his statements to a media outlet, a person without any legal responsibility was hiding from the shore fishing on foot with a fishing tackle.
This action they stated is a environmental damage to species (Silky or silky shark, blue shark or blue shark, hammerhead shark, angel shark, stingray, black stingray and mantelina) leave all police proceedings to the jurisdiction of the appropriate Arrecife conservation court.