Two morons charged with poaching corals in the keys

[streetjudge79]

Check out the stupidity of some people. This was a father/son team from Tennessee who wanted to take home some coral and marine life for their aquarium.


http://www.local10.com/news/2-charged-with-poaching-corals/-/1717324/8175274/-/83wvhbz/-/index.html

 

[clayspst]

im glad we caught these guys

 

[DRThompson]

2nd degree mistermeaner is nothing They need to up the charges.

 

[PDAlber]

Its nothing everywhere, except in Monroe County. Judges there routinely hand down jail time for poachers. Plus, they'll likely face steep civil penalties from the sanctuary for the damage they caused to the reef.

 

[Coraldomination]

They should have just found out the bag limit and gotten a permit. Stupid to poach corals that aren't even that pretty.

 

[Ludwigia73]

Not to get off topic, but I have a beef with us locally, as well. I go on charters, and the mates almost INSIST you keep 8" strawberry grouper! We need to get limits on these, you almost never catch one worth filleting. A guy took home 9 of these guys, most 8-9", a couple 12"... and probably got a pound and a half of meat between 9 fish.

 

[PDAlber]

Just FYI, although there is no size limit on several grouper species, ALL grouper are counted for the daily bag limit of five fish per person. Also, most of the species, including red hinds, rock hinds, and graysbys (all of which are often referred to as "strawberries"), have a closed season from Jan 1- April 30.

 

[RtReef]

What idiots! No doubt the reef's here are beautiful but nothing compared to the corals you see at the LFS's, why would you want to take them home?