On June 16, ECO Emma Carpenter was patrolling Caumsett State Park in Lloyd Harbor when she observed a truck without a permit parked in the lot. No one was in sight on the beach below the parking lot, so ECO Carpenter hiked about a mile down the beach before she located a group of people fishing. She quickly determined that the truck belonged to the group. While explaining to the owner of the truck that he cannot park in this lot without a permit, she also looked at the fish in their bucket. Underneath legal porgies she found a blackfish, also known as tautog. The truck owner admitted to catching the fish, for which the season was closed. The subject was issued tickets for parking without a permit and possessing tautog out of season.
