A commercial fisherman could be in a load of trouble after officials found unlawfully caught fish behind a false wall on his boat at San Francisco’s Pier 45, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The CDFW said a fisherman recently arrived at Pier 45 with a false wall on their boat. Behind the wall, authorities found fillets of salmon, the CFDW said. It has not been legal to fish salmon in the area since 2023 due to declining populations.
Authorities saw the owner of a commercial vessel unload several burlap sacks and into their vehicle, the CFDW said. That same person was later found at a restaurant where CFDW says they attempted to “flea and hide fish”.…