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06-09-2011, 07:22 AM
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GrayBeards
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,132
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BUSTED
Man Facing Federal Fish Trafficking Charges - Boston News Story - WCVB Boston
BOSTON -- A Connecticut man is facing federal charges of trafficking and falsifying records for illegally harvested Atlantic striped bass.
An indictment filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Boston says Daniel Birkbeck, of North Stonington, harvested striped bass in Rhode Island waters after the state commercial fishing season closed.
The indictment says the 46-year-old, a licensed commercial fisherman in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, then transported those fish to a fish dealer in Massachusetts for sale during the 2009 and 2010 commercial fishing seasons.
The Lacey Act makes it a crime for a person to knowingly transport and sell fish in interstate commerce when the fish was taken or possessed in violation of state law.
Birkbeck faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
It was unclear if he had an attorney.
Read more: Man Facing Federal Fish Trafficking Charges - Boston News Story - WCVB Boston
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06-09-2011, 09:39 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Bethany CT
Posts: 2,883
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No, no, no. we’re 30… 30, three zero.
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06-09-2011, 10:24 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 151
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Nice!!
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06-09-2011, 10:42 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Sturbridge MA
Posts: 3,127
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Isnt that the same story from last year? The guy who barely got his wrist slapped?
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Everything is better on the rocks.
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06-09-2011, 10:51 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: MA
Posts: 167
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Just think of all the scumbags that don't get caught.
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06-09-2011, 06:14 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 8,718
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Another full time fisherman trying to pay the bills.This guy can catch fish.
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PRO CHOICE REPUBLICAN
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06-09-2011, 06:33 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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true Chris, but knowingly broke the law to make money, which in my book is not ok and won't get any pity from me for that foolish act of behavior, whether he is a good fisherman or not. Of course I am not naive to think he is the only person doing this. I personally have witnessed many cheat over the years, and some of them friends. If he has to cheat I think he should find another line of business. I do feel for the guys that do it the right way and struggle to survive in a tough racket. I wouldn't want to earn my living that way, no matter how nice it is to be on the water all the time.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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06-10-2011, 01:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Mansfield, MA
Posts: 5,238
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Fine him then revoke his license for life. Enough of this crap. Until they get serious and take away people's careers, the risks will far outweigh the reward.
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06-10-2011, 02:59 PM
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
Posts: 6,358
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Pull his ri license and give it to someone who deserves it.
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06-11-2011, 12:49 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,824
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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06-11-2011, 06:30 AM
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Pete K.
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 2,953
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no one gets jail time for anything anymore... Our justice system is a joke. he'll get probation with a SUSPENDED sentence... Translation: "you better be good from now on, or... or... or else!!!"
Drunk drivers who kill a person in a car crash dont get 5 years...
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