May 31, 2016 — WAREHAM, Mass. — A fisherman was given a criminal summons and five others cited after Environmental Police found them with hundreds of illegal sea bass Sunday.
Police responded to Tempest Knob Boat Ramp in Wareham after the Wareham Harbormaster called to report a possible violation, said Environmental Police Major Patrick Moran.
They boarded the vessel in question and found 8 coolers filled with sea bass and scup. After sorting, measuring and counting the fish, police found 219 sea bass, 122 of which were undersized, Moran said. The legal possession for the vessel would have been 10 sea bass.
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