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Boat captain guilty of trafficking illegal bass | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
The captain of a charter fishing boat that operates out of Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach pleaded guilty Monday to trafficking in illegally harvested striped bass.
Faces up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.
According to court documents, the captain took a group of clients fishing on Feb. 12, 2011, in the zone.
When he learned Virginia Marine Police might board his boat, he ordered his first mate to throw all of the striped bass they had caught into the sea, the documents said.
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