November 27, 2018 — A sewer leak last week caused a shellfishing closure of coastal waterways in Wareham and portions of Marion.
The Wareham Department of Natural Resources was notified that an undetermined quantity of sewerage leaked from the Smith Avenue pump station near Hamilton Beach into a storm drain and was discharged into the bay.
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries instituted a precautionary shellfish closure for Wareham River and Weweantic River.
June 1, 2016 — WAREHAM, Mass. — A Woburn resident was issued a criminal summons and had his boat, trailer and fishing gear seized by the state Sunday after environmental police found 209 sea bass over the legal limit in his boat in Wareham, said Major Patrick Moran of the Massachusetts Environmental Police.
That catch also included 122 undersized sea bass, Moran said. The legal possession limit of black sea bass for this vessel would have been 10 fish 15 inches or larger, Moran said.
Environmental police received a call from the Wareham harbormaster at about 4:30 p.m. to report a potential violation at Tempest Knob Boat Ramp, Moran said. When environmental police arrived, the boat in question, a 23-foot Striper, was being hauled out of the water by a truck with a trailer, he said.
Environmental police searched the boat and found eight coolers on the deck, Moran said. The boat had been fishing in Buzzards Bay.
With the assistance of the Wareham harbormaster environmental police sorted the sea bass from the scup, measured and counted all of the fish.
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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