Springwatch presenter Iolo Williams said reckless water scooter riders must be 'brought to task'.
Anyone caught recklessly using water scooter can face two years in prison and an unlimited fineNew laws to help tackle the "dangerous misuse" of the vehicles off the UK coast come into force on 31 March.
The new legislation will give the Maritime and Coastguard Agency more powers to prosecute reckless riders, which could see them face up to two years in prison and an unlimited fine."I've watched jet skis go through the middle of sea bird colonies... this is completely unacceptable," said TV naturalist Mr Williams.
"What often happens is they bring in these new laws and all that happens is they get a light fine or let off. What's key here is that its monitored and policed properly," he said. She said: "I have sat on the shore watching porpoises and dolphins, happily doing their thing, calm, relaxed, happy, then suddenly totally freak out and disappear.
"Seals can sometimes be quite hard to spot from a distance. The Jet Skis either deliberately or accidentally can go up too close to the rookeries. The frightened seals freak out and jump back in the water, and these are big animals.
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