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Northern California Checkpoint Thwarts Abalone Poachers
Date: 09 Jun 2012
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The California Department of Fish and Game used a random checkpoint in Jenner, California, to confiscate abalone from divers who took more than their daily limit. The Press Democrat reported that two dozen Fish and Game and state park rangers executed a checkpoint search on over 198 vehicles over the course of 4 1/2 hours on Wednesday. Divers were surprised and upset to say the least. California Fish and Game officia
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Abalone Poaching Continues on the Northern California Coast
Date: 28 May 2012
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California Department of Fish and Wildlife wardens have arrested two abalone poachers and booked them into Mendocino County Jail. The arrests were the result of “Operation Scoop and Run”, an extensive undercover investigation by the Department of Fish and Game. Lake County News reported that Paul Chak Po Mak, 61, and Samuel Xing Sin, 41 were arrested with an illegal catch of 84 abalone. The Department of
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