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Shinnecock Tribal Member Found Guilty Of Fishing Without A Commercial Fishing License

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Taobi SIlva was found guilty of fishing for eels without a commercial license. GREG WEHNER

Taobi SIlva was found guilty of fishing for eels without a commercial license. GREG WEHNER

Taobi Silva was found guilty by a Southampton Town judge of fishing without a commercial license after he was caught with over 300 juvenile eels. GREG WEHNER

Taobi Silva was found guilty by a Southampton Town judge of fishing without a commercial license after he was caught with over 300 juvenile eels. GREG WEHNER

Taobi Silva

Taobi Silva

Taobi Silva was found guilty by a Southampton Town judge of fishing without a commercial license after he was caught with over 300 juvenile eels. GREG WEHNER

Taobi Silva was found guilty by a Southampton Town judge of fishing without a commercial license after he was caught with over 300 juvenile eels. GREG WEHNER

authorGreg Wehner on Jun 10, 2019
A former Shinnecock Indian Nation leader who was ticketed by State Department of Environmental Conservation agents for being in possession of undersized eels taken from disputed tribal waters two years... more

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