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I looked up some info on those sharks if anyone is interested... evidently they are a protected species....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triakis_semifasciata
Feds: Area shark poachers snared
The federal government's jaws have clamped down on an Oakland man, a San Leandro pastor and four other men accused of poaching and smuggling protected California leopard sharks from the Bay, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
A federal grand jury indictment handed up Jan. 24 andunsealed Tuesday says the men conspired to violate the federal Lacey Act, which bans knowingly selling or buying fish against underlying law - - in this case, a state law that prohibits taking California leopard sharks less than 36 inches long.
The indictment says the men schemed from 2000 to 2004 to harvest thousands of undersized sharks from the Bay and then sell and ship them to pet trade distributors across the country and in Europe. Specifically, about 465 juvenile leopard sharks were sold to companies in Miami; Chicago; Houston; Romulus, Mich.; Milford, Conn.; the Netherlands; and the United Kingdom.
Among those indicted is the Rev. Kevin Thompson, 48, of San Leandro, pastor of the Bay Area Family Church on Washington Avenue in San Leandro, which is a ministry of the Holy Spirit Association- Unification Worldwide Church founded by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.
Prosecutors say Thompson and the church co-owned at least one boat used in the scheme and that Thompson paid Hiroshi Ishikawa of San Leandro and another, unnamed fisherman to catch the sharks, later depositing some proceeds from the sharks' sales into his personal bank account.
Also indicted are:
-Vincent Ng, 43, of Oakland, owner of Amazon Aquarium Inc. in Alameda;
-Sion Lim, 39, of San Francisco, who owned Bayside Aquatics in Oakland;
-John Newberry, 34, of Hayward, who worked at Pan Ocean Aquarium Inc. in Hayward and earlier was a commercial fisherman;
-Ishikawa, 36, a member of the Bay Area Family Church and a fisherman; and
-Ira Gass, 53, of Azusa in Southern California, a marine aquarium dealer who operated Indorica Fish Imports.
Thompson, Newberry, Ishikawa, Ng and Gass are each charged with one count of conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act. Also, Thompson and Newberry each faces three counts, Ng faces two counts, and Ishikawa, Lim and Gass each faces one count of actually violating that law. The maximum penalties for each count are five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and payment of restitution.
Gass was arrested Monday in Los Angeles, appeared Tuesday in federal court there and went free on $50,000 bail; he must appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Wayne Brazil in Oakland today.
The five Bay Area men were arrested and appeared Tuesday before Brazil, who released Thompson, Ishikawa, Ng and Lim on $100,000 bail each. Newberry was held pending determination of his immigration status. All five are due back in court Monday.
A message left for Thompson at his church was not returned Wednesday. Ng said he would have his attorney contact a reporter, but no such call was received, and a woman answering the phone at Gass' listing told a reporter it was the wrong number. Listings could not be found for Ishikawa and Lim.
California leopard sharks, named for their distinctive spots, are found in ocean waters along the Oregon, California and Baja California coasts. Their pups often are found in bays and estuaries from March through July, peaking in April and May. The live-born pups are about 10 inches long, and the sharks do not reach sexual maturity until 7 to 13 years of age.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium and the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago helped authorities transport and care for 19 baby sharks confiscated in this case, ranging from 81/2 inches to 171/2 inches long. Nine were returned to the wild in the summer of 2004; three remain on exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium; and seven died because of their poor condition at the time they were confiscated, prosecutors said.
Contact Josh Richman at
[email protected].
c2006 ANG Newspapers. Cannot be used or repurposed without prior written permission.
Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights Reserved.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20060209/ai_n16056946
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triakis_semifasciata
Feds: Area shark poachers snared
The federal government's jaws have clamped down on an Oakland man, a San Leandro pastor and four other men accused of poaching and smuggling protected California leopard sharks from the Bay, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
A federal grand jury indictment handed up Jan. 24 andunsealed Tuesday says the men conspired to violate the federal Lacey Act, which bans knowingly selling or buying fish against underlying law - - in this case, a state law that prohibits taking California leopard sharks less than 36 inches long.
The indictment says the men schemed from 2000 to 2004 to harvest thousands of undersized sharks from the Bay and then sell and ship them to pet trade distributors across the country and in Europe. Specifically, about 465 juvenile leopard sharks were sold to companies in Miami; Chicago; Houston; Romulus, Mich.; Milford, Conn.; the Netherlands; and the United Kingdom.
Among those indicted is the Rev. Kevin Thompson, 48, of San Leandro, pastor of the Bay Area Family Church on Washington Avenue in San Leandro, which is a ministry of the Holy Spirit Association- Unification Worldwide Church founded by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.
Prosecutors say Thompson and the church co-owned at least one boat used in the scheme and that Thompson paid Hiroshi Ishikawa of San Leandro and another, unnamed fisherman to catch the sharks, later depositing some proceeds from the sharks' sales into his personal bank account.
Also indicted are:
-Vincent Ng, 43, of Oakland, owner of Amazon Aquarium Inc. in Alameda;
-Sion Lim, 39, of San Francisco, who owned Bayside Aquatics in Oakland;
-John Newberry, 34, of Hayward, who worked at Pan Ocean Aquarium Inc. in Hayward and earlier was a commercial fisherman;
-Ishikawa, 36, a member of the Bay Area Family Church and a fisherman; and
-Ira Gass, 53, of Azusa in Southern California, a marine aquarium dealer who operated Indorica Fish Imports.
Thompson, Newberry, Ishikawa, Ng and Gass are each charged with one count of conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act. Also, Thompson and Newberry each faces three counts, Ng faces two counts, and Ishikawa, Lim and Gass each faces one count of actually violating that law. The maximum penalties for each count are five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and payment of restitution.
Gass was arrested Monday in Los Angeles, appeared Tuesday in federal court there and went free on $50,000 bail; he must appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Wayne Brazil in Oakland today.
The five Bay Area men were arrested and appeared Tuesday before Brazil, who released Thompson, Ishikawa, Ng and Lim on $100,000 bail each. Newberry was held pending determination of his immigration status. All five are due back in court Monday.
A message left for Thompson at his church was not returned Wednesday. Ng said he would have his attorney contact a reporter, but no such call was received, and a woman answering the phone at Gass' listing told a reporter it was the wrong number. Listings could not be found for Ishikawa and Lim.
California leopard sharks, named for their distinctive spots, are found in ocean waters along the Oregon, California and Baja California coasts. Their pups often are found in bays and estuaries from March through July, peaking in April and May. The live-born pups are about 10 inches long, and the sharks do not reach sexual maturity until 7 to 13 years of age.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium and the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago helped authorities transport and care for 19 baby sharks confiscated in this case, ranging from 81/2 inches to 171/2 inches long. Nine were returned to the wild in the summer of 2004; three remain on exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium; and seven died because of their poor condition at the time they were confiscated, prosecutors said.
Contact Josh Richman at
[email protected].
c2006 ANG Newspapers. Cannot be used or repurposed without prior written permission.
Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights Reserved.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20060209/ai_n16056946
we got sting rays out here too like the ones that killed the animal dude from tv
i seen a few big ass dead ones along the rocks n shit
no bullshit i seen one the size of like a car hood that shit was dead n smellin hella nasty
i fuckin seen a bufalo before too goin to tracy from pitsburg thru sum back streets
a fuckin bufalo
yall hear bout dude in vallejo that punched a camel(i think) in the fuckin face hahhhaaa
it was on connan obrian show the other day
i seen a few big ass dead ones along the rocks n shit
no bullshit i seen one the size of like a car hood that shit was dead n smellin hella nasty
i fuckin seen a bufalo before too goin to tracy from pitsburg thru sum back streets
a fuckin bufalo
yall hear bout dude in vallejo that punched a camel(i think) in the fuckin face hahhhaaa
it was on connan obrian show the other day
hahaha i wondered if he fingered the camel toe after he punched the camel...
My bro in law caught 2 55in sturgeon in 1 week. You could only catch 3 in 1 year. Those fishes are ugly as fuck but was some good eats. Lmao at him calling me carrying it over a half a mile to his car all happy n shit like he won the lottery.....
My bro in law caught 2 55in sturgeon in 1 week. You could only catch 3 in 1 year. Those fishes are ugly as fuck but was some good eats. Lmao at him calling me carrying it over a half a mile to his car all happy n shit like he won the lottery.....
