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Originally posted by MakoMike
It happened two or three years ago at Hither Hills in Montauk. Some kid caught a 40+ bluefin. No one realized that it was illegal for hime to keep it (its illegal to keep any tuna without a federal license). It happens rarely enough that I guess the feds don't enforce the law against surf anglers.
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Mike, I was under the impression that the NMFS tuna permit was only required when targeting tuna from a boat (which is how most people catch 'em anyways).
Reading the language, I wasn't quite sure that the permit would be required for the shore. I mean, what would you submit on the permit application as your "vessel?" Your sand sled?
Anyhoo, don't matter none, I'll win the lottery before I catch a tuna from the beach.
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