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Crack Down On Poaching
Well, it was good to finally hear of something being done about people illegally bringing fish from out of state into Mass to sell. One would have to be completely ignant to think it isn't happening.
Last week there was an interstate collaberation at one of the fish buyers that resulted in the confiscation of a gentleman's catch. Apparently he brought a load of fish up from CT. After he finished unloading and selling the 20 some odd fish, the squirrel cops jumped out of the bushes and nailed him. They had CT EPO (originated in CT), RI EPO (drove through RI), MA EPO (sold in Mass) and NMFS involved. They followed his pickup truck the whole way. From what I was told Apparently this has been going on for years. They also seized records from the fish house to investigate his past sales.
I am sure he will get nothing more than a slap on the wrist and maybe a little fine, but it is a drop in the bucket compared to how much he has made doing it.
So my hat is off to the men in blue.
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