A Connecticut charter fishing boat captain was convicted of illegally poaching black sea bass in New York waters, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office announced.
Michael Tenedine, 58, captain of the Lucky Hook out of Clinton, was found guilty of operating a charter vessel without a permit and illegal possession of black sea bass after a bench trial last week in the county that covers central and western Long Island. Tenedine, who represented himself, was fined $3,250, according to a news release. He could not be reached Monday.
New York Department of Environmental Conservation Police spotted Tenedine at the helm of the 48-foot long charter boat off Mattituck on the North Fork of Long Island on June 14 shortly after noon, according to an incident report. Tenedine had charter customers aboard along with a catch of 30 black sea bass, a species that was not in season at the time, New York authorities said.
