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A Cape Coral man accused of catching and selling too many fish from the Gulf of Mexico will serve 60 days in prison rather than the maximum penalty of 27 months.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber imposed the sentence Monday on Mark Zywotko, who admitted in court last August that he took and sold more red grouper and red snapper than allowed under federal regulations designed to protect those species from overfishing.
Zywotko pleaded guilty to four counts of mail fraud for mailing documents to the National Marine Fisheries Service that intentionally misrepresented the number of fish that were caught.
'You have manned up,' Barber said in imposing the prison sentence. 'You can't just pay the money back ... you'll have to spend some time behind bars.'
Previously: Cape Coral fishing captain admits illegal grouper, snapper hauls, federal prosecutors say
And: Cape Coral fishing boat captain waits for sentence in illegal grouper/snapper harvest
The judge said it was important to send a message to other commercial fishermen that they need to obey the federal guidelines.
'It's important that there be a message, in terms of deterrence, other people fishing (illegally) may go to jail,' the judge said.
Zywotko, 49, was accused of taking at least 50,000 pounds more red grouper and red snapper than his boat was allowed under federal regulations.
Federal prosecutors said Zywotko was required to file a trip report for fish caught in the Gulf of Mexico within seven days after returning from a fishing trip.
Reports were required under conservation measures developed to maintain healthy populations of fish.
In the charging document filed with the court after Zywotko waived indictment, prosecutors said he lied about how many fish he caught and illegally sold the 50,000 pounds grouper and snapper over a five-year period.
The fish taken by Zywotko on his leased Capt. Little Z were sold to restaurants, fish houses and other seafood dealers.
Zywotko profited by about $286,260 through the scheme, prosecutors said. At a previous court session, his lawyer produced checks to pay $291,884 in losses and costs absorbed by the fisheries service.
Barber cited the repayment in sentencing Zywotko to the less-than-maximum sentence of 27 months.
The sentencing guidelines included a 21- to 27-month federal prison sentence followed by one to three years of supervised release and forfeiture of $286,000, representing the value of the fish that were not reported.
Sentencing was delayed four times after Zywotko's guilty plea on Aug. 2, 2019. Sentencing dates of Oct. 22, Nov. 18 and Dec.17 were postponed, once because the judge wanted to learn more about commercial fishing and fishing laws and twice because of attorney conflicts.
At the November hearing, Zywotko presented a number of family members, friends and business associates to speak to his reputation.
'I messed up,” he said at the November hearing in front of the gallery of about a dozen supporters. “I am extremely embarrassed by my actions. It doesn’t matter how old you are, when you see you have disappointed your father ... I have a lot of trust to rebuild and want the opportunity to get started on that.”
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