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A sad fish story!!!

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  1. BlackonBlack

    BlackonBlack Formula Junior

    May 30, 2010
    355
    Northeast
    Full Name:
    Ed
    A Massachusetts fisherman pulled in an 881-pound tuna this week only to have the federal authorities take it away. It sounds like a libertarian twist on the classic novella by Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea, but for Carlos Rafael, the saga is completely true.

    And while Rafael is denied the mother of all fish stories, the federal impoundment of his catch also means he's probably losing out on a giant payday. A 754-pound tuna recently sold for nearly $396,000. NOAA regulators do not share any of the proceeds from the fish's eventual sale with a fisherman found in violation of federal rules.

    Source: yahoo.news

    Apparently netted the fish. Poor guy didn't have the right permit.
     
  2. Equus

    Equus Rookie

    Jun 16, 2011
    29
    USA
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    Ken Robbins
    Personally I think you should be able to keep what you caught. But understand conservation issues. While the guy may not have the cash, he has the glory!
     
  3. tundraphile

    tundraphile F1 Veteran

    May 16, 2007
    5,083
    Missouri
    They will probably let it rot, keeping it as evidence against him.

    If his fine is $50,000. So be it. Sell the fish for $300k+ and keep his fine and give him the rest.
     

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