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OFFICIALS CITE 23 OVER ABALONE
RULES
Published on August 11, 2002
© 2002- The
Press Democrat
BYLINE: Jeremy Hay
PAGE: B3
COLUMN: Around the Empire
Authorities cited 23 people for alleged abalone
violations Saturday at a Highway 1 checkpoint.
Most citations -- 15 out of 25 -- went to people who
inaccurately recorded the number of abalone they
caught, said Capt. Dennis Davenport of the state Department of
Fish and Game.
Three citations were issued for removing abalone
from the shell; one was for an undersized abalone.
Divers are not allowed to harvest abalone smaller than
7 inches.
No citations were handed out for harvesting more than
the daily limit of three, ``which is unusual,'' Davenport
said.
Wardens at the checkpoint at Russian Gulch, about three
miles north of Jenner, screened 595 vehicles and pulled over
203 for further inspection, he said.
He said 24 abalone were seized. Of those, eight
were in good enough condition that Fish and Game divers were
able to replace them on the seabed, he said.
-- Jeremy Hay Keywords: LAW FISHING
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