State reimburses LI fishermen for seizures
Photo credit: Randee Daddona | Commerical fisherman Sidney Smith, from Greenport, stands on the dock where he keeps his vessel the Merit. He received a check of returned assets from the D.E.C for $8,333.05. (Feb. 18, 2013)
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A third-generation Greenport fisherman and a longtime fishing clan from Amagansett have received reimbursement checks from New York State following seizures in enforcement actions they said were unconstitutional.
The fishermen had argued that the state Department of Environmental Conservation had deprived them of their right to due process when it confiscated and sold their fish before a trial,...
