I believe you talked to the Sergeant for the Marine District this morning and he explained it all to you. It's not a matter of us not wanting to do anything, it's a matter of what is a legal activity.

It is not illegal for them to take the bunker the way the law is written right now. It's not that the officer looked the other way when he saw them, he did not find a violation. If he did he would have taken action.

I talked to the Sergeant myself this morning and from the information he has developed it appears these guys are taking the bunker for personal use for tuna fishing. Apparently there is no bunker in Mass and they want the bait to fish with. This is the way it is, if you want the law changed then I recommend that you contact your state representative and request is. Our Marine Fisheries people are looking into possible changes and may be able to get something done on their end. If they are able to make a change it's not going to take effect until next year.

There are creel limits on other fish, there are size limits on other fish. When you exceed the creel limit or do not meet the size limits these are clear cut violations.

Bottom line - there were no violations found - no violation equals no arrest.