When Is a Fish Just a Fish? Yates v. United States

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Friday, October 27, 2017
Author: 
Luz E. Nagle
Volume: 
33
Issue: 
11
Abstract: 

John Yates is a self-employed commercial fisherman plying the Gulf of Mexico from his home port on Florida’s southwest coast.  His primary catch of red grouper is subject to fish size limitations and monitored by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers deputized by the National Marine Fisheries Services to enforce federal and state fishing laws.