Rockfish Poachers Busted

[Bird Dog]

North Country Gazette » Fishermen Bagged For Illegal Stripped Bass Harvest

 

[wineo]

North Country Gazette » Fishermen Bagged For Illegal Stripped Bass Harvest

We in the know have known this for the past year. It is just now making the papers. But, there is still one person who was charged, but his name does not appear Wonder why

They will all most likely get a slap on the wrist.

 

[itsbob]

Are they stripped when you catch them, or do you have to strip them yourself??

 

[Bird Dog]

Are they stripped when you catch them, or do you have to strip them yourself??

 

[Larry Gude]

Anyone who poaches fish should be shot. Broiled is the only way to go.

 

[theArtistFormerlyKnownAs]

I hope they throw the book at 'em.

 

[Bird Dog]

I hope they throw the book at 'em.

The max fine is 5 years and $250,000.00.
Local rumor has it one of lesser guys is going away for 1 year.

 

[theArtistFormerlyKnownAs]

The max fine is 5 years and $250,000.00.

I saw that.
Not too shabby...250k per person should help MD a little bit, though I doubt they'll ALL get that big of a fine.

 

[Bird Dog]

But, there is still one person who was charged, but his name does not appear Wonder why

I heard today they might be charging him with different crimes that might make him go away for a long time.

Again, just local rumor mill.

 

[itsbob]

I heard today they might be charging him with different crimes that might make him go away for a long time.

Again, just local rumor mill.

seems kind of excessive for catching a fish..

Beat your kid to death you MIGHT get five years, but catch a fish that isn't even endangered .. and LOOK OUT.. you're going away for a LONG time.

Sell Heroine to an 8 year old.. you MIGHT get a jail term.. but catch a fish and you'll lose your boat, your fishing license, a 250K fine, AND 5 years in jail..

Somethings fishy here..

 

[jammer]

Maybe they were trying to catch and kill the snakeheads and ended up with nothing but rockfish

 

[Bird Dog]

seems kind of excessive for catching a fish..
Beat your kid to death you MIGHT get five years, but catch a fish that isn't even endangered .. and LOOK OUT.. you're going away for a LONG time.
Sell Heroine to an 8 year old.. you MIGHT get a jail term.. but catch a fish and you'll lose your boat, your fishing license, a 250K fine, AND 5 years in jail..
Somethings fishy here..

Please note it was not catching a fish. It was an organized raping of our Natural Resources.

MARYLAND— Five commercial fishermen in St. Mary’s County, Md., a fish wholesaler, its owner and an employee have been charged in Maryland and Washington, D.C., for their role in the illegal harvest, sale, and purchase of hundreds of thousands of pounds of striped bass from the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River from 2003 through 2007.

 

[itsbob]

Please note it was not catching a fish. It was an organized raping of our Natural Resources.

MARYLAND— Five commercial fishermen in St. Mary’s County, Md., a fish wholesaler, its owner and an employee have been charged in Maryland and Washington, D.C., for their role in the illegal harvest, sale, and purchase of hundreds of thousands of pounds of striped bass from the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River from 2003 through 2007.

Ok, that makes more sense.. Hundreds of Thousands of pounds, isn't like being caught with ten or twelve fish..