LOUISIANA (KLFY) — Duson man cited for alleged commercial fishing violations in the Gulf, according to Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF). Joshua Thanh Dinh, 53, of Duson, was cited for violating federal highly migratory species regulations, violating federal coastal migratory pelagic species, possessing undersized Spanish mackerel and taking coastal pelagic species with illegal gear, LDWF agents said. While on patrol in the Gulf area agents reported observing a commercial trawling vessel allegedly engaging in fishing and identified Dinh as the captain of the vessel.Agents found Dinh allegedly possessing four bonnethead sharks and 63 Spanish mackerel, of which 32 of the mackerel were allegedly found to be under the legal size limit of 12 inches. During questioning, Dinh allegedly admitted to agents that he caught the fish in his shrimp trawls, LDWF said.
Following the investigation, agents seized the Spanish mackerel and sharks.
During the inspection, agents said they found that Dinh allegedly did not possess the required licenses to possess those fish species on his trawling vessel…