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Massachusetts lobster harvester gets 47 days in jail, one day for every illegal catch

James Santapaola Jr., who was arrested Nov. 2, will serve 47 days in jail for harvesting 47 short or otherwise illegal lobsters

By Undercurrent News | April 25, 2019 15:30 BST
A small lobster boat comes back to dock in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Photo by Jason Huffman.
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Gloucester, Massachusetts, District Court judge Michael Patten has ordered a local harvester to serve a day in jail for each of 47 lobsters he caught in the US state, the Gloucester Times reports [...]

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