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http://www.somas.stonybrook.edu/comm.../0906_MLER.pdf
Marilyn Jean (Kings County)
MEU ECO Jamie Powers received an anonymous tip that the charter boat ?Marilyn Jean? has been
keeping undersized black sea bass. On 11 June 2009, at approximately 1500 hours, ECO Powers and
Region 2 ECO's George Scheer, Gregory Maneeley and Matthew Krug boarded the ?Marilyn Jean? as it
pulled into its slip in Sheepshead Bay.

Prior to the ECO's boarding the boat, the vessel's captain had been
tipped off that the officers were waiting back at the dock for his boat to come into Sheepshead Bay. After
a thorough inspection of the vessel, the ECO's still issued eight tickets to the captain, the corporation and
one fisherman on board. The violations included out of season porgy, 31 undersized black sea bass, over
the limit sea bass and dumping upon signal to stop.





http://www.somas.stonybrook.edu/comm.../0812_MLER.pdf
Blackfish And Drugs Seized In Charter Fishing Vessel Bust (Kings County)
On 04 December 2008, Lt. John Fitzpatrick received a tip that the Marilyn Jean, a charter fishing vessel
that runs out of Futura Marina in Sheepshead Bay, had been out fishing and that the captain brought
back a large, illegal quantity - many totes full - of blackfish. The captain had just departed the marina
with the fish in the back of his truck. Lt. Fitzpatrick dispatched MEU ECO Kevin Thomas and Region
2 ECO Matthew Nichols to the location, but the vehicle had already driven away and the officers could
not locate the vehicle.

The next day, on December 5th, Lt. Fitzpatrick received a new tip that the
Marilyn Jean was out fishing again. Lt. Fitzpatrick organized a surveillance detail. MEU ECO's Jamie
Powers and Thomas were already in place conducting surveillance of the marina, as they had received
their own information about blackfish poaching taking place at the location and they stayed put. Lt.
Fitzpatrick and Brooklyn ECO's Matthew Baker, Matthew Nichols and Neil Stevens, along with ECO
Alan Brassard from Staten Island, mobilized and took up positions in the area, ready to tail whichever
vehicle(s) departed the marina with an illegal catch.

Officers Powers and Thomas saw the Marilyn Jean
return to dock and then watched as individuals from the boat carried a 55-gallon drum up to a vehicle.
The individuals filled the tank with water, a sign that live blackfish were going to be transported. Once
the vehicle left the marina, with its license plate covered to facilitate not getting caught, ECO Nichols and
ECO Baker began to tail it. Fearing that the suspects knew they were being followed, the officers
initiated a traffic stop. Lt. Fitzpatrick assisted with the stop and questioned the occupants.

They admitted that they had about 30 blackfish (actually 37 fish), but no DEC licenses and that they knew
that the recreational limit is four fish per person. The driver admitted that they were going to go to
Chinatown in Manhattan and sell the fish to markets that were advertising blackfish in their windows.
The officers escorted the vehicle back to the marina to document the evidence.

In the meantime, the other officers responded to the marina. ECO Thomas went down to the Marilyn
Jean, where the captain and another individual were present. The individuals denied that there was any
fish around, but then ECO Thomas found a bag of 18 blackfish hanging from the dock in a mesh bag.

When questioned, the suspects claimed that they had no knowledge of the fish. Upon further
questioning, however, the captain of the vessel admitted that the fish were, in fact, his. As the officers
continued their investigation, ECO Powers noticed the smell of marijuana coming from inside the truck of
another one of the passengers on the boat. ECO Thomas noticed marijuana residue on the center console
of the truck. Based on these observations, Officers Powers and Thomas, along with the other ECO's,
searched the vehicle thoroughly, turning up more marijuana, a Motrin bottle containing unidentified
prescription drugs, and $2,400 cash in an envelope, hidden underneath the floor mat. Lt. Fitzpatrick
interviewed the subject. Ultimately, three individuals were arrested on misdemeanor-level illegal
commercialization of fish charges. The fourth individual was placed in custody and brought to the
precinct for further investigation. At the precinct, Brooklyn South Task Force Detectives assisted the
ENCON officers in determining what drugs the subject had.

It was determined that, in addition to the marijuana, he was in possession of the controlled substance, oxycontin. He was charged with multiple
penal law crimes for the marijuana and prescription drugs. In all, the officers seized 163 pounds of
blackfish, worth approximately $1,630. In addition, the fisherman?s $2,400 cash was seized and secured
as arrest evidence. This case is being prosecuted by the Environmental Crimes Unit of the Brooklyn
District Attorney?s Office.