On Sept. 12, ECOs Boyes, Clark, and McCabe split up to patrol popular fishing areas in the town of Southampton during the late night and predawn hours. During their patrols, the Officers encountered a few violators. In one case, the ECOs approached two individuals transporting three undersized fluke and five undersized striped bass to a vehicle from the top of a bridge. Later, three other individuals were found in possession of 53 shad despite the daily limit of five. The patrol next found four anglers with undersized crabs and an additional group of three subjects with 24 undersized black sea bass.
ECOs issued a total of 13 tickets for possession of undersized fluke, possession of undersized striped bass, over-limit striped bass possession, over-limit shad possession, possession of undersized black sea bass, over-limit black sea bass possession, and possession of undersized blue crabs.
Fish seized during Suffolk County patrol
