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Captree - More Poachers are netted.

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george
georgeADMIN2021#1
Net again - Suffolk County
On Aug.1, ECOs Dickson and DeRose responded to a complaint about people illegally taking fish with a cast net at Captree State Park. The officers responded, found the anglers with the net, and went through their catch. They found more than 30 snappers, sea bass, weakfish, and striped bass that were taken using the net. The ECOs issued a total of seven tickets to the anglers for the violations. From there, the officers issued at least six more tickets to two different groups who were also taking fish illegally. All tickets are returnable to Suffolk First District Court.

fish and measuring device lined up on truck bed
Fish taken with illegal cast net

fish and measuring tape lined up on ground
Snappers illegally taken with a cast net
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CommodoreOriginal Crew5,158 postsSince 2018
BennyV
BennyVFREE2021#2
Net again - Suffolk County
On Aug.1, ECOs Dickson and DeRose responded to a complaint about people illegally taking fish with a cast net at Captree State Park. The officers responded, found the anglers with the net, and went through their catch. They found more than 30 snappers, sea bass, weakfish, and striped bass that were taken using the net. The ECOs issued a total of seven tickets to the anglers for the violations. From there, the officers issued at least six more tickets to two different groups who were also taking fish illegally. All tickets are returnable to Suffolk First District Court.

fish and measuring device lined up on truck bed
Fish taken with illegal cast net

fish and measuring tape lined up on ground
Snappers illegally taken with a cast net
Hope they took the net.
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CommodoreOriginal Crew5,665 postsSince 2018
longcast
longcastFREE2021#3
Hope they took the net.
You would hope! 🙂
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AdmiralOriginal Crew20,411 postsSince 2019
OVERBORED
OVERBOREDFREE2021#4
Some liberal judge will probably give a slap on the wrist saying they have a right to eat too!
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Captain4,156 postsSince 2021
longcast
longcastFREE2021#5
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Some liberal judge will probably give a slap on the wrist saying they have a right to eat too!
Probably!! I speak on a regular basis with LEO and retired LEO and although encounters increase, the convictions go down exactly based on what you mentioned!!
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AdmiralOriginal Crew20,411 postsSince 2019
OVERBORED
OVERBOREDFREE2021#6
Seems economic or "ethnic" hardship has made it OK to break the law.

Its the world we live in 2021
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Captain4,156 postsSince 2021
george
georgeADMIN2021#7
I can tell you first hand, if it were up to the NYSDEC to determine their fate, it would not be good. They work hard to stop cheaters and poachers. Marine enforcement in Florida has severe mandatory penalties. That works much better.
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CommodoreOriginal Crew5,158 postsSince 2018
OVERBORED
OVERBOREDFREE2021#8
Florida treats their fisheries as they should - a valued resource that needs protecting.

Up here, our officials keep defunding enforcement budgets so DEC probably has to pick and choose their spots. Everyone knows the odds of getting caught up here are slim. That's why they do it.
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Captain4,156 postsSince 2021
CELLFISH
CELLFISHFREE2021#9
it’s worse inda South China Sea… cellfish…
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CommodoreOriginal Crew18,289 postsSince 2019

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