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Originally Posted by CowHunter
"Anglers use everything from spotters to cell and satellite phones to keep tabs on the whereabouts of enforcement officers, Lauderman said. They use a code.
"They call us a gray boat," he said. The Coast Guard is an orange boat.
"It's almost like a game of chess," he said.
When they see marine police approaching, they'll turn and head directly toward the marine police vessel -- dumping fish off the stern of the boat along the way, he said.
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Would it not be OK for the EPO/CG to go under cover by "chartering" a fishing boat and getting a 1st hand view (and pictures) of what is really going on. They could mingle right in with the fleet?