Joel Julienne, from Glasgow, was sentenced at Elgin Sheriff Court on Thursday 26 January having previously pled guilty to fishing for salmon on the River Spey.

Julienne and Barry McKinlay, 31, admitted obstructing a water bailiff who attempted to detain them. Mr McKinlay also pled guilty to possession of cannabis.

Mr Julienne was fined £240 and Mr McKinlay £280.

Speaking after the sentencing, Fiona Caldwell, who leads on wildlife and environmental crime for the Crown Office, said: “Salmon poaching is a wildlife crime. The specialist prosecutors within the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s Wildlife and Environmental Crime Unit take all reports of this nature seriously.

“We are committed to taking appropriate prosecutorial action against those found to have been involved in such offences in our waterways and would encourage anyone who may have information on salmon poaching to contact the police or other relevant enforcement authorities.”