This is what we ALL are fighting

[Life's A Beach]

please take a few minutes to watch this video.

could you imagine having a C.O. come up to you and fine you for a fish you caught last year that your log showed was 1/2" short?







http://wbztv.com/video/?id=84342@wbz.dayport.com

[jakesdad]

Interesting, does this mean they should have just thrown out dead shorts.
It seems they hire a bunch of braindeads that can't understand an honest businessman trying to employ many people and try to put him out of business.

Question whose relatives own the other fish auctions?

[Leif]

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories...loucester.html


Leif

[JoeLongo]

A short fish is a short fish. If I happen to have a 27.5 inch striper and I get caught taking it, immediately I get looked at like I am a poacher and fined. They should pay more attention to what they are doing. the fines levied, however, are a little ridiculous

[CaptTB]

Originally Posted by JoeLongo

A short fish is a short fish. If I happen to have a 27.5 inch striper and I get caught taking it, immediately I get looked at like I am a poacher and fined. They should pay more attention to what they are doing. the fines levied, however, are a little ridiculous

While one could argue that if you have 10 or 11 out of 250,000 fish that fell less than 1/2 and inch away from the limit that is a better percentage than any other type of fishing, commercial or recreational as far as compliance goes and those fish were obviously not intentional, you aren't going to see a profit increase from 11 fish.

However, that does not, as you explain, change the fact that a short fish is still short, and if you get caught with something you are not supposed to have then you risk paying the price.

Difference is (and I agree with you about the fines) is that you caught with a short striper costs you less than $100.00

You caught with 11 short stripers costs you less than $1000.00

These a--wipes (enforcement) wanna crucify these people for something the enforcement officers have written far smaller penalties for far larger infractions!

[1captainron]

Just goes to show once you have that target on your back, your dead!!
What if this mans Mother or Father had a heart attack and died when they RAIDED his business, over what, a couple fish that didn't measure up!! GESTAPO tactics to say the least, and guess what...we're all next.
Like I've said before...Rouge agency.