Fishing boat captain fined for dumping toxic waste into ocean off Ventura County coast

Fishing boat captain fined for dumping toxic waste into ocean off coast

By Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story     VENTURA COUNTY, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A commercial fishing boat captain was fined nearly $17,000 by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office for allegedly dumping toxic waste into waters along the California coast. They say that William Porter McHenry, who owns and operates McHenry Fisheries, Inc. and runs the 67-foot commercial fishing vessel Sea Pearl, allowed waste known as “st…

Fishing boat captain fined for dumping toxic waste into ocean off Ventura County coast

By Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story     VENTURA COUNTY, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A commercial fishing boat captain was fined nearly $17,000 by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office for allegedly dumping toxic waste into waters along the California coast. They say that William Porter McHenry, who owns and operates McHenry Fisheries, Inc. and runs the 67-foot commercial fishing vessel Sea Pearl, allowed waste known as “st…

Ventura County fishing boat captain fined $17,000 for polluting local waters

William Porter McHenry, owner of McHenry Fisheries, Inc., runs the 67-foot commercial fishing boat that illegally dumped 206,000+ pounds of market squid in the Ventura Harbor, officials said.

Southern California fishing boat captain ordered to pay more than $16,000 for polluting local waters

The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday that a local fishing boat captain has been fined for illegally dumping toxic waste into the Pacific Ocean off the Southern California coast.   William Porter McHenry, who owns and operates McHenry Fisheries, Inc., allowed waste known as “stick water” to be dumped in the ocean, according to a VCDA release. The vessel run by McHenry Fisheries, the 67-foot Sea Pearl, was observed by aut…