Dordogne fishermen will be more controlled. This is the objective of a agreement signed Thursday November 7 between the gendarmerie and the Fishing Federation. A local variation of a national agreement, because the 20,000 Périgord practitioners are not monitored enough for the momentaccording to Jean-Michel Ravailhe. The president of the Fishing Federation ensures that the offenses are “multiple and varied”.
“Fishing is less known by the police than road checks”
“Essentially people who fish without a fishing license, even though it has been an obligation for decades, people who fish in prohibited places, fishing reserves, made to protect certain categories of fish, people who fish for species which benefit from a temporary closure to ensure their reproduction of people who fish at night where it is prohibited”lists Jean-Michel Ravailhe.
Gendarmerie checks will therefore increase, especially from next spring for the opening of trout and predator fishing. Waiting for, the Federation will distribute a sheet to all police officers in the department. “A reflex sheet which will allow them to be effective on their own or to be able to contact the Fishing Federation for more precise details. It will allow them to go more quickly in the search for offenses because the Fishing Code is specific. It You have to have knowledge, and by relying on those who know, you are more efficient. Just as the gendarmerie has perfect control over burglaries, domestic violence, offenses related to road safety… On the other hand, fishing is less. known by the police”explains Jean-Philippe Demange, the boss of the Dordogne gendarmerie.
