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fromThe Mercury News
1 day ago

Man arrested on suspicion of poaching 15 abalone on Sonoma Coast

Chmukh, a resident of Citrus Heights in Sacramento County, was apprehended the night of Nov. 7, after California Fish and Wildlife officers spotted moving lights at Ocean Cove, just south of Salt Point State Park - "the kind of lights that usually mean someone is doing more than sightseeing," according to a report posted by the state agency on social media. Surveilling from a distance, officers then observed "several individuals" moving through the cove "and placing items into containers."
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fromwww.pressdemocrat.com
1 day ago

Man arrested on suspicion of poaching 15 abalone on Sonoma Coast

Andrii Chmukh, a Citrus Heights resident, was arrested at Ocean Cove carrying 15 poached red abalone for suspected illegal harvest and intent to sell.
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

California man accused of decapitating sea lion, putting head in plastic bag. All lies, he says

NOAA released a photo and $20,000 reward for a man accused of decapitating a sea lion, then removed the alert after finding no parts taken.
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fromSFGATE
6 months ago

Black market caviar trafficking operations busted along Bay Area river

Illegal caviar traffickers were apprehended along the Sacramento River as wildlife officers intensify enforcement against poaching of sturgeon and salmon.
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