Head of Maine Warden Service Resigns After Maine Marine Resources Cites Him For Undersize Lobsters
November 3, 2007
Col. Thomas Santaguida of the Maine Warden Service resigned Friday after being charged by Maine Department of Marine Resources for being in possession of 9 undersize lobsters the day before. Santaguida owns a commercial fishing boat and has 35 years experience in the lobstering business said that inattention lead to him keeping the undersize lobsters and it was not intentional act.
Although the Maine Warden Service has no jurisdiction over enforcing saltwater fishing laws the similarities between the jobs would make it difficult for him to enforce the laws he is responsible for. Maine Warden Service aggressively enforce the laws including limits and size restrictions. I don’t know enough about lobstering to know how easy it is to make such a mistake but if it’s a simple mistake then why fall on your sword? If a cop is on vacation and gets a ticket for speeding should he lose his job? I don’t necessarily think so. Embarrassing for sure and maybe that is why he resigned, I got to believe there is more to this story then what is being reported.
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