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Florida fisher serves jail time, appeals conviction |
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Yates served 30 days following a federal jury trial, judgment and
sentencing on charges that he destroyed fish in an effort to obstruct an
investigation into what the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
claimed were under-sized red grouper on Yates’ boat.
He was convicted on two of three counts in August, four years after a government agent boarded his boat to search for illegal fish. Yates was found guilty of one count of disposing under-sized fish to prevent the government’s seizure, and a second count of destroying fish to obstruct an investigation of under-sized red grouper. Read the complete story from The Islander
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HASTINGS: Time to improve the Endangered Species Act
May 18, 2012 - When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law in 1973 by President Nixon, he spoke about the importance of preserving “the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” I believe that goal is as important today as it was back then. However, after nearly 40 years, it’s time to take a fresh, honest look at the law and consider whether there are ways it could be improved to do a better job of protecting and recovering species.