ERROR RG P4 4.5.2000 We have been asked to point out that the Government green paper Marine Resources and the Fishing Industry in Bermuda actually stated that four out of five of the population were against the re-introduction of fish pots, not one in five as incorrectly stated yesterday.

A member of Government's Marine Resources Board was arrested yesterday as part of an investigation into the use of illegal fishpots.

James Parris was apprehended by Marine Police along with his brother, Noel.

Their boat and various items of equipment were also seized in the swoop.

James Parris was appointed to the board back in 1999. He and his brother are the latest arrests in an ongoing probe into illegal fishing with banned fishpots.

Environment Minister Arthur Hodgson declined to comment on the matter in detail last night but said he was considering asking Mr. Parris to step down from the board while the matter was before the courts.

An earlier arrest involved Andrew Farias, the son of former Marine Resources Board chairman Danny Farias.

Yesterday morning, Marine officers nabbed the Parris brothers in the vessel Outrage off Pitts Bay.

They were arrested, taken to Hamilton Police Station and later released on Police bail.

A Police spokesman said: "Two men were arrested by Marine Police just before 9 a.m. in a follow up to a series of investigations regarding the use of illegal fishpots.

"The men, a 60-year-old Smith's resident and a 65-year-old Pembroke resident, were arrested on the fishing boat Outrage in waters just off Pitts Bay.'' Their arrests were the third in the last few weeks, bringing the total number of people apprehended in the two-month long undercover probe to eight.

The first arrests were made in mid-March. They were swiftly followed by three more, including one woman.

Of the earlier arrests, all have been released on Police bail but court dates have not been set.

A Police spokesman said: "Earlier incidents involving arrests for charges relating to illegal fishpots remain under active investigation.'' Three fishing vessels, the Outrage , Lone Star and Sheer Luck , and their equipment have been seized as part of the inquiry. Police said the boats will remain in custody until the investigation and/or possible subsequent court cases are concluded.

Fishpots were made illegal in 1990 and a recent survey included in Minister Hodgson's green paper, Marine Resources and the Fishing Industry in Bermuda, stated that one in five of the population were opposed to their reintroduction.