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On Saturday, August 24, 2019, an Officer on patrol in the vicinity of Wychmere Harbor in Harwich observed an individual loading fish pots into the rear of a pickup truck. Further inspection found the individual, who was commercially permitted, to be in possession of 384 pounds of black sea bass on a closed commercial fishing day. The entire catch was seized and the individual was criminally summonsed for failure to display catch, landing black sea bass on a closed commercial day, and over the limit possession of black sea bass.
For information regarding saltwater fishing regulations, visit https://www.mass.gov/marine-fisheries-regulations
To report poaching, please contact MEP Dispatch at 1-800-632-8075. Violations can also be reported online at http://bit.ly/MEPReport.
