International Wildlife Crime Stoppers
Here’s What We Discuss:
- Former Game Warden
- Commercial Fishing Chesapeake Bay and Mountains in the West
- Striped Bass Emotions Sometimes Trumps Science in Politics
- Oysters Poached from MD and Sold in Virginia, Boats and Gun Fights 1900s
- A Striped Bass Spawning Zone and Nursery Early 2000 IWTF
- Prosecuted Thru DOJ in DC Federal Court Undercover Operation Striped Bass
- 3 Jurisdictions with Different Requirements
- Always an Excuse, Under Recording
- Only 2 Fisherman were Following the Rules
- $1.7 Million Restitution and Jail Time
- Sources of Information in Other States
- Self Recording Requirements Changed
- This is Just a Fish, You Can’t Be Serious
- It’s a Crime Against People, not the Fish
- Harming the Resources
- East Coast Commercial Fishery – Huge Economic Value
- Working with Delaware and Sharing Information
- Always a Risk Between Recreational and Commercial
- A Game Warden Story
- Future Legislation