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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?
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Don't get me wrong-I too am upset with this total disregard for the law, but we are talking fish here...it's not like the night/fog quahogger digging in polluted areas where the product directly effects people's health. Enforcement people don't understand our passion for this fishery. But I believe in the old saying that "the squeeky wheel gets the oil", and are starting to ramp up enforcement tactics in pursuing those that fish in EEZ zone (remember-a presidential edict closed this area, I believe)...also, the above tactic may be considered entrapment, and that usually doesn't fly in a court of law. I believe the added pressure of enforcement visibility will slow the EEZ fishing....