One for the good guys.

[Mahigeer]

I just received this email form Tom at Sportfishing Conservancy as an update and taught to share it.

I have been inspected by officer Rojas and his partner on the Mole several times. A true professional.

Back by popular demand, and direct from the California Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Division's (November) Monthly Report, an update on the efforts of California game wardens:

"Patrol Vessel Thresher Wildlife Officers Rojas and Holemo boarded a commercial lobster vessel out at San Clemente Island. Upon inspection of the vessel, they found 110 undersize lobsters which were more than half of the fisherman's total catch. This is the largest commercial short lobster case Lt. Kord has seen in his career. Charges for multiple Fish and Game Code violations are being filed."
"Wildlife Officer Sandvig was patrolling the Dana Point Harbor launch ramp at 9:00 p.m. when he contacted two men coming in aboard a vessel. The men were acting very nervous. Upon contact, Sandvig found their bucket contained several short lobsters. At that time, Wildlife Officer Rojas arrived to assist with the investigation. After a search of the boat and vehicle belonging to the suspects, the officers discovered the two men had 63 spiny lobsters in possession. The legal limit is seven per licensed fisherman. Thirty of those lobsters were undersize, and an additional 31 were just the lobster tails that had been illegally removed from the body of the lobsters. The subjects were cited accordingly."
After reading their stories, a couple of things become abundantly clear. First, our wardens do an incredible job and next, whether commercial or recreational in origin, Fish and Game law violations are criminal and need to be treated as such.

One for the good guys.