Couple on hook for $1,400 for illegally selling crab
Investigators followed up on a lead from a tip and discovered the couple selling live or cooked crab through social media. Author: Associated Press Updated: 10:30 AM PDT June 11, 2021
HERMISTON, Ore. An eastern Oregon couple has been sentenced to pay $1,200 in restitution after illegally selling recreationally caught crab on the commercial market in Hermiston, according to the Oregon State Police.
Shawna and Gerald Wilson of Hermiston also will pay $100 each to the Turn In Poachers Line fund, and they are barred from obtaining a fishing or shellfish license for three years, the East Oregonian reported.
HERMISTON â A Hermiston couple has been sentenced to pay $1,200 in restitution after illegally selling recreationally caught crab on the commercial market in Hermiston, according to a press release from Oregon State Police.
Gerald and Shawna Wilson of Hermiston also will pay $100 each to the Turn In Poachers Line fund, and they are prohibited from obtaining a fishing or shellfish license for three years.
OSP Fish and Wildlife troopers began an investigation after receiving a call on the TIP Line reporting crab advertised for sale on Facebook. Investigators followed up on the lead and discovered the couple selling live or cooked crab through social media, the release said.