Because these ice chests are relatively small and because they are usually quite heavy, efficient use of the space within the ice chests is essential. Because the filleted fish, with heads and tails removed, will take up much less space in the ice chests, a fisherman can preserve more of his catch, and fewer fish will be wasted. The definition allows a fisherman to fillet his catch at the final destination before transporting them to the ultimate destination. The final destination at which the fisherman finally lands his catch, whether at the mainland, a peninsula or a barrier island, will be subject to periodic inspection by the Parks and Wildlife Department. The Parks and Wildlife Department informs us that this language was intended to totally prohibit fishermen from possessing filleted fish on a boat.
Fishing boats pose great enforcement problems for inspectors.
If an inspector were to stop a fishing boat and discover filleted fish, it would be difficult for him to determine either that the filleted fish were redfish or that the fisherman had exceeded his daily catch limit. A fisherman could easily deny that the fish were redfish, a position difficult to refute outside the laboratory, or he could assert that he had accumulated the fish over several days, never having exceeded the limit on any one day. These potential problems are avoided by the final destination definition. We note that the usual way to remove fish from a spoil island is by boat. Because the final destination definition specifically prohibits the possession of filleted fish at any place from which they will be further transported by boat, we conclude that a spoil island cannot be a final destination.