JoJo,
I did look at the original post closely and that is why I questioned Father of Three about how many pots were put out.
He first said that the pots were his fathers. At the end of the paragraph he says that he screwed up by not labeling his pots correctly.
If they are Father of Three's pots, then his father is violating the laws by fishing with pots that are not his. If they are his fathers, then the father is violating the laws by fishing with too many pots. Both intances would be illegal harvesting which I guess would be another word for poaching?
Who's pots are they? Jack