 | Currently there are six wardens that look out
for Striped Bass poaching in the California Delta system. That's 12
eyes and ears watching over 2,000 miles of waterways. |
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| You can help by choosing to be a part of Delta
Watch. Just like Neighborhood Watch tm helps keep our communities
safe from crime, Delta Watch can help improve our Striped Bass
fishery by stopping poaching. |
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| Our six Striped Bass wardens need your eyes and
ears looking out for poachers. |
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| How can you be of help? |
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- Be Observant. Become educated on how poachers
operate.
- Have binoculars on board your vessel so you can
record CF numbers if you see suspicious activity.
- Make note of any suspicious vehicle license
plate numbers.
- Have the CalTIP number handy on your vessel and
become educated as to how CalTIP works.
- Put the CalTip number in your cell phone for
easy access. 1-888-DFG-CalTIP
(1-888-334-2258), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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| If you witness
a poaching or polluting incident or any fish and wildlife violation, or
have information about such a violation, immediately dial the toll free
CalTip number. |
| Be prepared to
give the fullest possible account of the incident including the name,
address, age and description of the suspect, vehicle description,
direction of travel, license number, type of violations and when and
where it occurred. Your identity will be protected. |
| A warden or
dispatcher will take your call. Information from the call is relayed to
the Fish and Game region where the offense occurred and an investigation
is undertaken locally. If the information supplied by the caller results
in an arrest, the caller becomes eligible for a reward. (Rewards of up
to $1,000 have been paid.) All reward money is acquired through private
donations; no state funds are used. The case is then reviewed by a
volunteer citizen's group known as the CalTIP Citizen's Review Board. |
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