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<h2>Poacher Pirates of the Chesapeake: Maryland&#8217;s Outlaw Watermen Busted and Banned List</h2>
<h4><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Editor&#8217;s Note: The vast majority of watermen who work the Chesapeake Bay make good faith efforts to stay within the many rules, regulations, and laws that govern the catching of fish, clams, crabs, and oysters. The following persons clearly make no effort at all and the following actions have been taken as reported by the authorities in Maryland: </span></h4>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reports the following </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Commercial Fishing Suspensions/Revocations and Aquaculture Suspensions </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">as of 1/30/18</span></h3>
<h2><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #0000ff;">COMMERCIAL SUSPENSIONS</span></h2>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ryan A. Bailey – Entitlement to Engage in Commercial Fishing Activities Suspended</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">period: 12/23/17 – 2/20/18.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Linda R. Blizzard – Tidal Fish License # 96477 Suspended</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">period: 9/1/17 – 2/28/18.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">William M. Blizzard, II – Entitlement to Engage in Commercial Fishing Activities Suspended</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">period: 9/1/17 – 2/28/18.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bruce E. Chainay – Entitlement to Engage in Commercial Fishing Activities Suspended</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">period: 5/11/17 – 5/10/18.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Larry E. Dail – Tidal Fish License # 3041 Suspended</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">period: 4/1/18 – 5/30/18.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Walter W. Fields – Entitlement to Engage in Commercial Fishing Activities Suspended</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">period: 12/1/17 – 1/30/18.</span></h3>
<p><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/2015/03/24/lance-fridley-faces-new-poaching-charges-oyster-sanctuary-court-cases-pending-prior-pirate-poaching-maryland-officials-simply-look-stupid-powerless-stop-poaching/outlaw-watermen/" rel="attachment wp-att-7141"><img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-7141" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Outlaw-Watermen-1024x531.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="531" /></a></p>
<figure id="attachment_7537" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7537" style="width: 169px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/2015/02/08/pirate-poachers-bay-now-prosecutor-takes-stand/lance-fridley/" rel="attachment wp-att-7537"><img class="size-medium wp-image-7537" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Lance-Fridley-169x300.jpg" alt="" width="169" height="300" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-7537" class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #0000ff;">Lance Fridley</span></figcaption></figure>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lance C. Fridley – Tidal Fish License # 16137 Suspended</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities that require a license </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">during the following period: 6/9/15 – 6/9/18. Note: Fridley may serve as a crew </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">member for another licensee.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Windy Karpavage – Tidal Fish License # 69296 Suspended</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">period: 4/1/18 – 4/30/18.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hans E. Kuntze, Sr. – Tidal Fish License # 65536 Suspended</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">periods: 4/1/17 – 3/31/18; 10/1/18 – 3/31/19 and 10/1/19 – 3/31/20.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Daniel M. Mariano, Sr. – Tidal Fish License # 64881 Suspended</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">period: 5/21/18 – 8/18/18.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">2 1/30/18</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Wyatt H. Watts – Entitlement to Engage in Commercial Fishing Activities Suspended</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">period: 4/5/17 – 4/4/18.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Donald R. Wharton – Entitlement to Engage in Commercial Harvest of Oysters Suspended</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in Maryland</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">during the following period: 10/1/17 – 3/31/18.</span></h3>
<h3><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/2016/05/09/pirate-poachers-of-the-chesapeake-maryland-gets-tough-with-outlaw-waterman-license-of-adam-antes-pulled-and-faces-prison-time/adam-antes-poaching-pirate/" rel="attachment wp-att-10722"><img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-10722" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Adam-Antes-Poaching-Pirate-1024x610.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="610" /></a></h3>
<h2><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #0000ff;">COMMERCIAL REVOCATIONS</span></h2>
<figure id="attachment_10723" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10723" style="width: 150px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/2016/05/09/pirate-poachers-of-the-chesapeake-maryland-gets-tough-with-outlaw-waterman-license-of-adam-antes-pulled-and-faces-prison-time/adam-antes-champion-pirate-poacher-of-the-chesapeake/" rel="attachment wp-att-10723"><img class="size-full wp-image-10723" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Adam-Antes-Champion-Pirate-Poacher-of-the-Chesapeake.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-10723" class="wp-caption-text"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-size: 12pt;">Adam Antes; Champion Pirate Poacher of the Chesapeake</span></figcaption></figure>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Adam R. Antes – Tidal Fish License # 15887 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 1/15/16</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Matthew J. Booze – Oyster Authorization/ Entitlement Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 5/3/17</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Alan D. Bozman – Oyster Authorization/ Entitlement under TFL # 7820 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 4/7/17</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Benjamin S. Byers – Oyster Authorization/ Entitlement Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 10/24/12</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o May not possess an Unlimited TFL during ANY oyster season (October 1st &#8211; March </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">31st).</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Jeffrey S. Cummings Sr. – Tidal Fish License # 825 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 1/30/15</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">James A. Faulkner, Jr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 2502 Revoked </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 6/13/13</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Walter W. Fields – Oyster Authorization/ Entitlement Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 4/7/17</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">3 1/30/18</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Richard N. Fluharty – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 1061 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 3/23/11</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span></h3>
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<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Edward E. Grimes Jr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 16426 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 6/5/12</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Daniel Franklin Haddaway – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 60633 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 6/27/17</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Michael D. Hayden Jr. – Striped Bass Permit/Entitlement under TFL # 12328 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 6/24/16</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in all aspects of the commercial harvest of </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">striped bass in Maryland.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Joseph B. Janda Jr. – Tidal Fish License # 5580 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 5/8/13</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.</span></h3>
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<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hans E. Kuntze Sr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 65536 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 8/29/16</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">William J. Lednum – Striped Bass Permit/Entitlement under TFL # 3936 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 6/23/16</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in all aspects of the commercial harvest of </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">striped bass in Maryland.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Edward B. Lowery, Jr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 69618 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 10/1/10</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Franklin W. Marshall Jr. – Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 11/28/16</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Christopher L. Marvel – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 3157 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 6/6/12</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> 1/30/18</span></h3>
<h3><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/2015/01/15/talbot-states-attorney-scott-patterson-lets-lynch-brothers-skate-without-paying-penny-fines-taxpayers-invest-millions-oyster-bar-replenishment/talbot-states-attorney-scott-patterson-lets-lynch-brothers-skate-on-charges-without-paying-a-penny-in-fines-for-oyster-poaching/" rel="attachment wp-att-7278"><img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-7278" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Talbot-States-Attorney-Scott-Patterson-lets-Lynch-Brothers-skate-on-charges-without-paying-a-penny-in-fines-for-oyster-poaching-1024x530.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="530" /></a></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Roy W. Meredith Jr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 21028 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 9/15/14</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bryan J. Mister – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 793 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 6/9/16</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bartlett W. Murphy Jr –</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tidal Fish License #17631 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 11/10/16</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL #17631 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 6/10/16</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> 1/30/18</span></h3>
<figure id="attachment_10019" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10019" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/2015/11/24/pirate-poachers-of-the-chesapeake-j-p-nelson-out-of-business-for-life-after-serious-poaching-violations/james-phillip-nelson-permanent-loss-of-watermans-license/" rel="attachment wp-att-10019"><img class="size-medium wp-image-10019" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/James-Phillip-Nelson-permanent-loss-of-watermans-license-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-10019" class="wp-caption-text"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-size: 12pt;">James Phillip Nelson; court orders permanent loss of waterman&#8217;s license</span></figcaption></figure>
<h3>Andrew P. Nelson – Oyster Authorization/ Entitlement Revoked<br />
o Effective: 8/4/16 (set in District Court)<br />
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in Maryland.</h3>
<figure id="attachment_11729" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-11729" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/2016/08/09/pirate-poachers-of-the-chesapeake-boozing-boaters-and-outlaw-watermen-keep-nrp-cops-hopping/nelson-and-sons-seafood-facebook-profile-photo/" rel="attachment wp-att-11729"><img class="size-medium wp-image-11729" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Nelson-and-Sons-Seafood-Facebook-profile-photo-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-11729" class="wp-caption-text">Nelson and Sons Seafood Facebook profile photo</figcaption></figure>
<h3>James P. Nelson – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 271 Revoked<br />
o Effective: 11/5/15 (set in District Court)<br />
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in Maryland.</h3>
<h3>Robert S. Nelson, Jr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 3601 Revoked<br />
o Effective: 7/30/12<br />
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in Maryland.</h3>
<h3>Richard D. Nordhoff – Oyster Authorization/ Entitlement under TFL # 933 Revoked<br />
o Effective: 10/30/15<br />
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in Maryland.</h3>
<h3>Thomas W. Pannebaker – Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked<br />
o Effective: 1/8/03 (set in District Court)<br />
o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial OR recreational fishing activities.</h3>
<p><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/2014/03/26/reihl-brothers-might-have-better-luck-with-robbing-banks-instead-of-poaching-oysters/keeping-it-reihl-oyster-pirates/" rel="attachment wp-att-3301"><img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-3301" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Keeping-it-Reihl-oyster-pirates-1024x582.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="582" /></a></p>
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<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Adam V. Reihl – Oyster Authorization/ Entitlement Revoked<br />
o Effective: 10/1/15<br />
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in Maryland.<br />
o Prohibited from obtaining a tidal fish license from 10/1/15 through and including<br />
10/1/20.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Benjamin L. Reihl – Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 3/31/14</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">William L. Reihl Sr. – Oyster Authorization/ Entitlement under TFL # 16430 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 5/15/15</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span></h3>
<figure id="attachment_10851" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10851" style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/2016/03/11/pirate-poachers-of-the-chesapeake-all-the-governors-outlaw-watermen/st-marys-croaker-seized-2-1/" rel="attachment wp-att-10851"><img class="size-large wp-image-10851" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/St.-Marys-croaker-seized-2-1-1024x866.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="866" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-10851" class="wp-caption-text"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-size: 12pt;">Thousands of undersized croakers wound up dead after the Lumpkin&#8217;s boats were nabbed for poaching in the mouth of Patuxent River in 2015.</span></figcaption></figure>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Todd H. Ruark – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 20008 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 3/9/17</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kent C. Sadler – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 826 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 6/2/14</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span></h3>
<figure id="attachment_10852" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10852" style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/2016/03/11/pirate-poachers-of-the-chesapeake-all-the-governors-outlaw-watermen/st-marys-croaker-seized/" rel="attachment wp-att-10852"><img class="size-large wp-image-10852" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/St.-Marys-croaker-seized-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="768" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-10852" class="wp-caption-text"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-size: 12pt;">GANGSTER OUTLAW WATERMEN at WORK: Just a portion of the seized catch of undersized croaker from the Lumpkins family boats by the NRP officers.</span></figcaption></figure>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Zachary W. Seaman – Tidal Fish License # 3828 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 10/2/12</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">EXCEPT he may deal blue crabs.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">John E. Smith, IV – Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 12/1/14</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Michael David Sterling – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 3145 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 7/7/14</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span></h3>
<p><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/2015/01/26/pirate-poachers-chesapeake-adam-antes-busted-raid-oyster-sanctuary-kevin-tarleton-decades-deception-loots-bay/poaching-pirates-persist/" rel="attachment wp-att-7429"><img class="alignleft wp-image-7429" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Poaching-Pirates-Persist.jpg" alt="" width="650" height="387" /></a></p>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kevin S. Tarleton Jr. – Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 10/28/16</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kevin S. Tarleton Sr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 97706 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 9/23/16</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Keith Eric Thomas – Oyster Authorization/ Entitlement under TFL # 202 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 5/22/13</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> 1/30/18</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Joshua T. Tieder – Tidal Fish License # 12531 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 5/13/14</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Paul F. Tyler III –</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 12/12/17</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Oyster Authorization/ Entitlement under TFL #16421 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 4/11/16</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">oysters in Maryland.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Vaughn A. Watson Sr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 99210 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 3/3/17</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ronald F. Welch – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 16727 Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 5/9/12</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maryland.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Earl D. Willey – Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Effective: 1/29/18</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">AQUACULTURE SUSPENSIONS</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">David T. Messick – Shellfish Aquaculture Harvester Permit Suspended</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">o Prohibited from engaging in ANY shellfish aquaculture activities during the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">following period: 10/9/17 – 10/9/18.</span></h3>

Poacher Pirates of the Chesapeake: Maryland’s Outlaw Watermen Busted and Banned List
