Officers patrolled West Bay in the early hours of this morning.
Picture: Dorset Police Rural Crime Team
Poachers are reportedly targeting West Bay for salmon.
Officers from Dorset Police's rural crime team teamed up with Environment Agency Fisheries Enforcement Officers in the early hours of this morning to check out reports of salmon poaching with spearguns in the area.
It's prompted an appeal for the public to be vigilant.
A spokesman for the rural crime team said: "The value of salmon is up to £25 a kilo. A large salmon can be worth hundreds of pounds.
- Police and Environment Agency officers patrolling West Bay last night. Picture: Dorset Police Rural Crime Team
"If you witness fishing activity you believe to be illegal please inform the Environment Agency on their Incident Hotline 0800 807060 and call 999 for a wildlife crime in progress with as much detail as you can provide."
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