A HAVERFORDWEST fish centre has been subject to sabotage resulting in the death of more than £1,500 worth of fish, according to the owner.

Ben Vaughan of Coast Aquatics believes that someone put chemicals in one of the tanks, causing 60 fish to die.

“It’s an absolute disaster,” said Mr Vaughan who thinks the incident happened within the past week during opening hours.

With the marine fish in a centralised system, the contaminated water affected numerous tanks holding saltwater fish.

All fish have now been removed from the system to prevent further loss of life.

With 16 CCTV cameras in the shop, Mr Vaughan will go through footage from the last two weeks in the hope of finding the culprit.

On its Facebook page, Coast Aquatics said: “It is a criminal matter and as soon as we find out who it is, the footage will be handed over to the police.”

With no insurance covering the fish, Mr Vaughan is devastated following the incident.

Mr Vaughan added: “It’s unreal that someone would target the fish. Their cost is somewhere between £1,500 and £2,000.”

Previously based in Milford Haven, Coast Aquatics moved to a new premises in Haverfordwest in May.