Fishing Boat Dumps Tank In Ocean, Then Coast Guards Find Out Why

An environmental officer from the Department of Coastal Preservation showed up at the Coast Guard base unannounced. She’d heard whispers about Clay’s operation. Rather than shutting it down, she asked for the full data. Mason showed her the dive footage, the sonar, the species count. After watching silently, she nodded. “We’ve spent millions trying to do this,” she said. “And failed.”