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Cape Cod: Oyster thief gets jail time

A West Yarmouth man was sentenced Friday to two years in the Barnstable County Correctional Facility for poaching thousands of oysters from beds in Dennis and Barnstable last summer. Michael Bryant, 37, pleaded guilty in Barnstable Superior Court to shellfishing in a contaminated area, a commercial fishing license violation and six counts of larceny of more than $250. Read more here  09:02