Marine Enforcement Action Yields Summonses

[Freeballin]

Conservation officers from the DEP's Division of Fish and Wildlife yesterday inspected scores of recreational fishing boats and popular fishing spots along the Sandy Hook and Raritan bays and the Arthur Kill.

Eighteen officers checked 500 anglers on 195 private fishing vessels and at various marinas and jetties during the eight-hour special operation -- part of an ongoing effort to spur greater compliance with regulations and laws that protect New Jersey's fish and wildlife resources.

For more information, including a breakdown of summonses issued, visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/new...action07-2.htm on the DFW Web site.

[HOLWACHAGOT]

Only took 18 officers to write 53 tickets. They even found time to write a few "written warnings". Amazing performance! Even more re-assuring is the fact that the crimes were only written up when serious...clearly evident when one reads the list of haenous(sp) acts people were cited for. For Gracioussakes people, what kind of world would this be if people got away with "possession of Porgy Parts" on a regular basis. For the love of Grunts! Again great job, glad to see the tax dollars being well spent. Porgy parts? WTF? ROFL.
Written warnings for "Dumping Trash" and court dates for Porgy Part possesion.
HOLWACHAGOT

[tunacity]

HA yeah, I want to know who was keeping the short porgies!?

I have to check with Seyff and see if he has an alibi for that time period...

[seyff45]

HA yeah, I want to know who was keeping the short porgies!?

I have to check with Seyff and see if he has an alibi for that time period...

whatever dude... you can't prove anything...

[HOLWACHAGOT]

"Porgie Poaching"

It's hard to say without laughing.

28 summonses for possession of summer flounder less than 17 inches

• 2 summonses for exceeding the limit on summer flounder
• 2 summonses for possession of weak fish less than 13 inches
• 8 summonses for possession of summer flounder parts
• 2 summonses for interference with a conservation officer for attempting to throw fish overboard
• 2 summonses for possession of undersized porgies
• 1 summons for possession of parts of porgies
• 1 summons for trespassing while fishing
• 2 summonses for possession of black sea bass less than 12 inches
• 1 summons for exceeding the limit of 15 blue fish
• 2 summonses for harvesting shellfish (mussels) from condemned waters of the Raritan and Sandy Hook bays
• 2 summonses for possession of undersized blue crabs
• 4 written warnings for harvesting hard crabs recreationally from the Newark Bay Complex
• 2 written warnings for dumping trash on a wildlife management area

Lawmen also seized a dozen fishing poles and one seine net used to illegally harvest marine species.

HOLWACHAGOT

[tunacity]

Haha.

Seyff poaches porgies...

Nothing like a 6'4" guy trying to fillet a 5" fish...

[seyff45]

Haha.

Seyff poaches porgies...

Nothing like a 6'4" guy trying to fillet a 5" fish...

This photo seems to suggest otherwise, Rob... who would have thought that you'd go after porgy with 130 bent butts. I guess to each his own.

[gradywhite273]

This photo seems to suggest otherwise, Rob... who would have thought that you'd go after porgy with 130 bent butts. I guess to each his own.

now thats funny.

[tunacity]

...now that I'm done kicking things and laughing