So basically as it is now it is nearly impossible for their to be real repercussions from them illegally taking crab without, 1) a seriously thought out undercover long term sting operation by law enforcement of a couple different agencies, or 2) Witnessing an illegal act in progress and calling 911 in order to head off the perps while still underway all the while documenting as much of the crime as possible. Which sucks cuz it leaves the average crabber to be always on the lookout for illegal activity and forces you to be suspecting people which is not cool.

I'm sure more independent acts of illegal crabbing occur by sporties either on accident or by intention, but on a small scale as it effects poundage of crab. But I'm also sure the illegal acts by tribal commercials are huge in comparison as far as intent and poundage goes. Most likely the non-tribal commercials are right there with a selfish few finding sneaky ways to increase their check totals when selling to the wholesalers. Either way, the enforcement should be as vigilant for commercials of all type as it is for sporties and the intent of the acts should be equally reported and documented and publicized for the non sporties as it is for us.