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St. Mary’s County Oysterman Banned from Working Potomac

September 15, 2017

Natural Resources Police Investigate Boating Accident, Charge Deer Poacher, Cite Fishing Violators 

A St. Mary’s County man whose Maryland commercial waterman’s license was revoked in 2015 for oyster harvesting violations has been banned from any oystering activity on the Potomac River for the coming season.

James Phillip Nelson, 41, of California, was convicted in St. Mary’s County District Court in February of harvesting oysters from a closed area on the river near Point Lookout. Maryland Natural Resources Police officers determined that Nelson was well within the marked boundary for the protected area.

At its meeting Sept. 7, the Potomac River Fisheries Commission decided that Nelson’s “brazen” actions required punitive measures. Read more…

Tags: Baltimore City, College Park, deer, Dorchester County, Fishing Creek Bridge, Garrett County, Hyattsville, oysters, Potomac River, Potomac River Fisheries Commission, Savage River State Forest, Silver Spring, St. Mary's County, St. Michaels, Talbot County

Oyster Poacher Charged with New Violations

November 22, 2016

Deer Poacher Pleads Guilty

Maryland Natural Resources Police officers secured a guilty verdict in a highly publicized deer poaching case and charged a banned oysterman with new violations in recent days. Read more…

St. Mary’s Waterman has Oyster License Permanently Revoked

November 24, 2015

A St. Mary’s County waterman had his commercial license permanently revoked by a district court judge after a hearing on multiple poaching charges. Read more…

NRP Charges Two Watermen with Oyster Violations in Final Days of Season

April 15, 2015

During the final days of the 2014-15 oyster season, Maryland Natural Resources Police officers charged two watermen with illegal harvesting. Read more…

Helicopter Assists in Arrest of Two Somerset County Watermen

January 24, 2018

Photo inside Natural One, the department’s helicopter

Maryland Natural Resource Police officers using radar, patrol boats and Natural One, the department’s helicopter, caught and arrested two Somerset County watermen Thursday for taking oysters from a state sanctuary.

David Thomas Wheatley Sr., 53, of Princess Anne and David Thomas Wheatley II, 30, of Deal Island, were each charged with one count of illegally harvesting oysters more than 250 feet inside the Manokin River Oyster Sanctuary. Read more…

Tags: Anne Arundel County, Charles County, Chesapeake Bay, Deal Island, Harford County, Manokin River Oyster Sanctuary, Point Lookout, Potomac River, Potomac River Fisheries Commission, Princess Anne, Scales and Tales, Somerset County, St. Michaels, Worcester County

Officers Rescue Injured Boater; Arrest Three for Impairment

August 8, 2016

Maryland Natural Resources Police officers rescued an injured boater, arrested an impaired boater and driver, and won convictions in two fisheries cases over the past week.

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