ECO’s Discover Thousands of Illegally Caught Fish on Long Island

Throughout September, New York State Environmental Conservation Officers have been hard at work enforcing fishing regulations in New York City and Long Island. The following press release was published on September 26, 2025.

Statewide Fishing Compliance Checks – New York, Nassau, Queens, Suffolk Counties

From nabbing netters to stopping illegal sales, ECOs downstate encountered a little bit of everything during their fishing compliance checks in recent weeks. Here are some of the more notable cases:

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