Prosecutor James von Reis writes that "it is not possible to prove who committed the deed".
From 1 January this year, fishing quotas have been reintroduced for spin dogfish, and it is also covered by the discard ban, known as the landing obligation. However, the Swedish Species Information Centre still lists the spiny dogfish as acutely endangered and on the red list. Däremot listar Artdatabasen fortfarande pigghajen som akut hotad och rödlistad.
