He is in deep water.
An upstairs was killed on Tuesday with a $ 5,000 fine for illegally keeping seven live sandbar sharks in a pool in his basement and trying to sell them online.
Joshua Seguin, 40, was conditionally discharged at the Town of LaGrigue Justice Court in Duchess County and ordered to pay a $ 5,000 fine after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a shark with the intent to sell it.
“The tide has turned for Joshua Seguin, who was convicted and held responsible for his unlawful acts,” State Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement. “Serve it as a loud and clear message
Officials said the fishermen’s position first hit the officers’ radar in July 2017, when Seguin was busted driving unlicensed in Georgia and had five undershirted sharks in a large circular tank in the rear of his truck .
He reportedly confessed to an investigator from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources that he intended to sell sharks and was heading to his home in New York, where he had protected species at home.
It was reported to the state Department of Environmental Protection, and investigators obtained a warrant for Seguin’s property – where they found seven live sharks swimming in an above-ground pool. Sandbar sharks can grow up to 8 feet long and are commonly found in the Atlantic Ocean.
Authorities found two dead leopard sharks, a dead hammerhead shark and a small rag-skin – an endangered species.
The surviving shark was transferred to the New York Aquarium in Coney Island.
Officials said Seguine used the business name Aquatic Apex Life LLC for the traffic shark on the website MonsterFishCappers.com.
“It is important that we work to save endangered species that are taken from their natural habitats and sold for profit,” said DEC Commissioner Basil Segos.
Seguine could not immediately be reached for comment.
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