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  23. Fisherman Forced to Give Up Tuna has History of Violations

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    So? Laws are at a point where you might as well call them infinate. It is infinatley probable, a person will not know them all.

    Hidden fish compartments are a pretty big violation. This isn't some technicality

    Oh. How can they tell they are hidden fish compartments? I though all fish compartment would be hidden under the deck and out of the way.Where do hidder ones go? I have a few compartments on my boat. I hope they aren't illegal. I'm probably safe either way though. I'm pretty sure I don't have any way to catch a tuna fish

    If you read the stories you wouldn't be asking that.

    It's the same set-up smugglers use....only in these cases they were for fish.

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    It turns out that the New Bedford, Massachusetts, commercial scallop fisherman who was forced to give up the 881-pound bluefin tuna he accidentally caught in a net last week has a history of fisheries violations.

    In November and August, 2011, Carlos Rafael, an influential New Bedford businessman and New England fisheries industry leader, was busted for having hidden compartments on 2 of his vessels. The Coast Guard estimated that just one of the boats could have illegally generated $3 million this year in illegal scallops.

    Raphael owns New Bedford’s largest fleet, estimated at more than 2 dozen active groundfish and scallop boats. He also serves on the board of the Gloucester-based Northeast Seafood Coalition."

    Is there another story that says something about drug smuggling type cpmpartments?

    This just say he got busted for compartments... You would think there would have been something in them when they got busted.or is the whole thing speculation and a part of the boat as when it was built and not secret?

  24. Fisherman Forced to Give Up Tuna has History of Violations

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    Posted · Edited by mrtheman

    So? Laws are at a point where you might as well call them infinate. It is infinatley probable, a person will not know them all.

    Hidden fish compartments are a pretty big violation. This isn't some technicality

    Oh. How can they tell they are hidden fish compartments? I though all fish compartment would be hidden under the deck and out of the way.Where do hidder ones go? I have a few compartments on my boat. I hope they aren't illegal. I'm probably safe either way though. I'm pretty sure I don't have any way to catch a tuna fish

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