Observers aboard Trooper 6 spotted the watermen before 8 a.m. as they harvested clams on and near oyster beds in Eastern Bay.
Edward Ellsworth Grimes Jr. 63, of Stevensville*, and Bryan Richard Grimes, 39, of Chester, were each charged with dredging for soft clams within 150 feet of a natural oyster bar and dredging for clams on a natural oyster bar.
The men are scheduled to appear in Queen Anne’s District Court on Nov. 5. If found guilty on all charges, they could face fines exceeding $1,000 each.
2 comments:
$1,000 fines? They'll be back out clamming the next day. Until the fines/penalties are harsh enough to discourage such illegal harvesting, such illegal harvesting will continue, unabated.
Just like using Homeland Security to enforce EPA laws.
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