He'll probably think twice.
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scott craven
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Nice to see both fine and jail sentence for a change...
maybe this will be a deterrent for others who abuse the fishery
maybe this will be a deterrent for others who abuse the fishery
Fish Assassin
Crew Member
I love how the halibut association says this is rare..... BS
trophywife
Crew Member
now if only they could prosecute jimmy for price fixing in this industry. good on the judge to not just give the ol slap on the wrist to this greedy *******.
Duffer
Active Member
x2 on that one rare my @#$
Hali killer
Member
What makes you say its not rare? Have you ever bought halibut of a commy longliner, like people buy sockeye off the indians on the side of the road?
trophywife
Crew Member
Cuz two wrongs make right.. Jeez.. Wasnt a guy caught selling hali to restaurant in maple ridge last year?
Fish Assassin
Crew Member
Cause I used to work on one...........
Cuba Libre
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Hali killer
Member
Oh i get it.you used to cheat so everyone is a cheater. Riiiighttttt
Sharphooks
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I'm with Hali Kill on this one. Of course this is rare. The guy was siphoning fish away from the boat owners. Not such an easy thing to do for any period of time and get away with it. There's a general CPUE that a fleet of boats fishing a specific number of hooks over a pre-designated amount of time generates.
If a non-fishing owner (or a compliance agency) starts to see that one boat in particular has a significantly different CPUE, it will draw attention and eventually, scrutiny.
Fish get offloaded at public docks ---fish tickets get generated. Not so easy to siphon off non-reported fish.
I used to work with a guy back in Rhode Island who started siphoning fish from his boss's boat into the fresh market. He did it once and the axe fell---whether it was crew turning him in or compliance getting a tip from a buyer, it's not a good long-term gig.
And for a boat owner who operates his own boat---do you think he would risk that crap knowing what the down-side would be? "Rare" would be the operative phrase here, and the judge threw a book at the dude.
If a non-fishing owner (or a compliance agency) starts to see that one boat in particular has a significantly different CPUE, it will draw attention and eventually, scrutiny.
Fish get offloaded at public docks ---fish tickets get generated. Not so easy to siphon off non-reported fish.
I used to work with a guy back in Rhode Island who started siphoning fish from his boss's boat into the fresh market. He did it once and the axe fell---whether it was crew turning him in or compliance getting a tip from a buyer, it's not a good long-term gig.
And for a boat owner who operates his own boat---do you think he would risk that crap knowing what the down-side would be? "Rare" would be the operative phrase here, and the judge threw a book at the dude.
Fish Assassin
Crew Member
I didn't cheat but our captain did. As I posted in another thread a few months ago. Once we had off loaded and the cameras and gps module was removed from the boat it was normal practice to set out a few hundred hooks for take home. The captain had buyers for days coming by well we cleaned up buying these fish. Not only did I not even get a fish to take home the guy only paid me about 25% of my wages on my last trip with him.
So this guy was working quota that he was given, he also owned the boat and ran it. Plus he worked a deck spot and took a extra share for doing so.
Now before you say that was just one boat.....Nope not true I worked on other commercial boats and have worked with a wide assortment of deckhands that have also been on other boats seeing the same gross act of illegal fishing by commercial fishing boats and their owners and captains.
Hali killer
Member
Yeah no doubt, name them. they sound no better than the retread in the article.
Fish Assassin
Crew Member
Oh ok...... I'll get right on that. Ya right
I still have friends in the industry. Do you think I want to jeopardize their jobs? You think I want to get my self banned from this site?
retread...... LOL
Just guessing your a saint. Hahahaha..... Well maybe you are
Hali killer
Member
Haha of course i am... Thanks for noticing
Hali killer
Member
Cool story though. I aint buying it, but cool story.
Fish Assassin
Crew Member
Ya.... It can be hard for commercial fishermen and or close friends of commercial fishermen to see the truth....
Its because they put up blinders to the harm they are actually doing as long as they are making money or receiving free/discounted fish.
I ain't no saint but I have never purposely caused damage to our resources. I have quit jobs or was not invited back after expressing my opinions to the captains and lodge owners though.... I have worked for lodges and private clients, also worked on a shrimper, crabber, prawner, gillneter, seiner, longliner, reef netter (that was fun, most interesting of all). I never fished or targeted commercially cod of any type, shellfish, tuna or herring. It was always for profit except the reef netting. But in each fishery there was always something crooked go on. Now if your going to tell me that in the last 7-8 years since I stop working on those types of boats things have changed..... Keep Dreaming..... I still have friends in the industry and the stories I hear are freaken nuts.
Got to love how the commercial fishermen bend rules and completely disobey some of them saying its "how we put food on our tables".
Maybe they should start jailing or heavily fining prawn fishermen that fail to remove their traps when a closure is put in place. Oh and crab fishermen when they are ordered to no long bait there traps when a closure is put in place.
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