Chris Conroy is the director of the Ness District Salmon Fishery Board and a water bailiff. He graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a degree in Applied Biology, and has over 25 years of experience working as an aquatic resource manager. Through his duties, he has developed an in-depth knowledge of freshwater, marine and estuarine resource management and the associated stresses, utilisation, and conservation demand. In this episode, we dive in to the lore around Loch Ness, the differences in enforcement, the specs of being a water bailiff, and more
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Here's What We Discuss:
Cover the Loch Ness waters in Scotland
Loch means lake
Fishery bailiff = fishery enforcement officer
Sightings of the Loch Ness monster
20 miles wide, 700 feet deep
Don’t work for the government; statutory powers
Lots of fisheries
Differences in laws
Don’t carry firearms; gear differences
Good cases
Thermal imaging
Enforcement and management
Topography
Fish counts
Intervention of impacts
Issues with stocking fish
Collecting evidence
162 offenses last year
Pulley system case
American vs Scottish bailiffs
Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Social Media/Marketing: Morgan Day
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