DFG and Orange County prosecute first MPA violation - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

DanaPT · 05-15-2012, 04:26 PM

https://www.wonews.com/t-FeatureArti...on_051512.aspx

47 lobsters. . . $20k in fines. . . a week in jail. . .

regrettable to say the least.

Iceman · 05-15-2012, 04:40 PM

WTF!? Poachers gots t eat!

The emphasis on the MPA pisses me off!

jorluivil · 05-15-2012, 04:41 PM

This is so stupid.....what does the MPA have to do with it?

roadx · 05-15-2012, 04:46 PM

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Para and a companion with 47 California spiny lobsters in their possession. In addition to illegally taking the lobsters from an MPA, the divers were well over the legal possession limit of seven lobsters per diver, and all but five of the lobsters were undersize

fry the f*ckers, i dont care where they were at. 42 undersize lobsters?

mtnbykr2 · 05-15-2012, 04:50 PM

I call media hype on the mention of MPA, they were caught dead to rights...heck I double measured and had harbor patrol give me a ruling on a 18 inch Cabazon the other day, thought minimum was 18...

05-15-2012, 04:26 PM	#1
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	DFG and Orange County prosecute first MPA violation https://www.wonews.com/t-FeatureArti...on_051512.aspx 47 lobsters. . . $20k in fines. . . a week in jail. . . regrettable to say the least.

05-15-2012, 04:40 PM	#2
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,943	WTF!? Poachers gots t eat! The emphasis on the MPA pisses me off! __________________

05-15-2012, 04:41 PM	#3
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	This is so stupid.....what does the MPA have to do with it? __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

05-15-2012, 04:50 PM	#5
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	I call media hype on the mention of MPA, they were caught dead to rights...heck I double measured and had harbor patrol give me a ruling on a 18 inch Cabazon the other day, thought minimum was 18... __________________