State struggles to curb fish poaching

WATER PATROL: R.I. Department of Environmental Management environmental police officer Harold Guise, above, recently arrested a recreational fisherman for exceeding the legal daily catch limit for tautog in the state.
 / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
WATER PATROL: R.I. Department of Environmental Management environmental police officer Harold Guise, above, recently arrested a recreational fisherman for exceeding the legal daily catch limit for tautog in the state.
 / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Fish poaching is something the R.I. Department of Environmental Management doesn’t take lightly, as one East Greenwich man recently learned when he found himself in handcuffs for catching too many tautog. The state sets strict catch limits for many types of fish to avoid depleting the region’s seafood stock. The regulations vary by species, season

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