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[krackafish]

Md. man arrested in Del. for alleged fishing violations

The Associated Press 4:46 PM EDT, July 9, 2008 REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - Delaware fish and wildlife agents have charged a Maryland man with federal fishing violations after he allegedly violated bluefin tuna laws.

Delaware's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control said Joseph Cangianelli, 43, of Frederick was charged July 3 with overlimit of bluefin tuna and failure to maintain Atlantic highly migratory species in specified form.

The department said officers were conducting surveillance on Cangianelli at North Shores Marina in Rehoboth Beach as he returned from offshore fishing.

Officers who arrested him said he had a 50.5-inch tuna in a cooler with the tuna's tail cut off. Two more tuna were on the boat; one fish was 37 inches long and the other was 52 inches long.




Authorities kept one of the fish for evidence in the federal case

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I can never understand why people just can't stick to the rules.

[#1Gaffman]

This guy was fishing right next to me. I heard about the bust when i got back to the marina...

I am happy they got his azz......... Rules are rules, yea it sucks cutting a slob off at the side of the boat, but we all need to make sacrifices to help our fishery... Especially the bluefins.... I just hope that crews fishing the OCTT will use there head and honor this weekend...

Also, good luck to all that are fishing it..

[Sterling]

Sometimes it's intentional and sometimes it's just stupidity.

Every weekend I hear someone asking what the regulations are and you just know that they don't have a permit, and already killed whatever they are asking about.

Looks like they are really throwing the book at people and that's a good thing. I've got to believe that a "Federal Case" hits the wallet and potentially other areas of life hard.

[Cowboy]

Just the first one he got caught at

NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

July 9, 2008
Vol. 38, No. 320
For more information, contact Sgt. Gregory Rhodes, Fish and Wildlife Enforcement, 302-542-6102 or 302-739-9913, or Joanna Wilson, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.


Maryland Angler Faces Federal Charges for Overlimit of Bluefin Tuna



DNREC Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Agents on July 3 cited a Maryland man who keeps a vessel at North Shores Marina in Rehoboth Beach in a case involving overlimit of bluefin tuna.



Agents had set up surveillance on the vessel Reel Life, and on July 3 observed the boat returning from offshore fishing, and stopped two people who disembarked carrying a large cooler and headed for the marina parking lot. Agents found a 50.5-inch bluefin tuna with its tail cut off in the cooler. Aboard the vessel, agents found two more bluefin tuna, one 37 inches long and one 52 inches long.



The vessel’s owner and operator, Joseph Allen Cangianelli, age 43, of Frederick, Maryland, was cited for overlimit of bluefin tuna, failure to maintain Atlantic highly migratory species in specified form (for cutting the tail off the tuna) and making a false statement to a National Marine Fisheries employee (the Fish and Wildlife agents, who also serve as federal marine law enforcement officers).



One of the bluefin tuna was seized for evidence, and a federal case is pending.



For further information, contact Sgt. Gregory Rhodes, Fish and Wildlife Enforcement, at 302-542-6102 or 302-739-9913.

[Fiore3]

Did they take his boat it was not in the slip on friday or sat to my knowledge..

[marlin magnet]

Authorities kept one of the fish for evidence in the federal case

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