Jerusalem, 7 January, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Four suspects who were carrying out illegal fishing in the Gdor Marine Nature Reserve were arrested in a joint operation by the Nature and Parks Authority’s marine unit inspectors, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security’s fisheries and trust inspectors, together with the Tel Aviv maritime police officers to protect Israel’s marine nature. The Gdor Nature Reserve is on the coast north of Tel Aviv.

The suspects, two adults known to authorities for previous fishing offenses and two minors, were observed by an inspector in the Nature and Parks Authority’s marine unit who was on a routine patrol deploying a fishing net in the nature reserve. In the early hours of the morning Tuesday, when the fishermen arrived to collect the net, the fishermen were detained by the inspection boat and the police.

“Nature reserves are a safe haven for fish to reproduce, which leads to an increase in the fish population on all coasts. If we prevent fish from reproducing in nature reserves, their numbers will also decrease in areas where fishing is permitted, so preserving them is also in the interest of fishing,” explained Guy Levian, Deputy Director of the Marine Unit at the Nature and Parks Authority.

The Nature and Parks Authority reminded the public that fishing in the Gdor Nature Reserve is prohibited, fishing must only be carried out according to the law and in places where it is permitted.

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