. >> say 10-inch abaloni. that's definitely a prized abaloni. >> reporter: a prized abaloni but not where it should be. this is an arrest of an alleged poacher in his pajamas. >> the size of this one could go for 15, due to its size. >> that's 1/3 of our law enforcement staff. >> reporter: some of the alleged poachers were under surveillance for six years or more. fish and wildlife say this is man arrested at his oakland home was the leader of a large operation. scuba gear was seized and coolers full of evidence. >> he's got 57 abaloni so far this year when the annual limit would be 24. >>> fish and wildlife says the men were diving for abaloni off the sonoma coast. the arrest took at two different homes and the suspects will be taken back to mendecino. fish and wildlife said they uncovered a network of buyers and sellings of this abaloni. no restaurants or businesses were implicated. >> we think they're getting about $100 per abaloni. >> reporter: fish and wildlife says it often sees repeat offenders who suff

. >> say 10-inch abaloni. that's definitely a prized abaloni. >> reporter: a prized abaloni but not where it should be. this is an arrest of an alleged poacher in his pajamas. >> the size of this one could go for 15, due to its size. >> that's 1/3 of our law enforcement staff. >> reporter: some of the alleged poachers were under surveillance for six years or more. fish and wildlife say this is man arrested at his oakland home was the leader of a large operation. scuba gear was seized and coolers full of evidence. >> he's got 57 abaloni so far this year when the annual limit would be 24. >>> fish and wildlife says the men were diving for abaloni off the sonoma coast. the arrest took at two different homes and the suspects will be taken back to mendecino. fish and wildlife said they uncovered a network of buyers and sellings of this abaloni. no restaurants or businesses were implicated. >> we think they're getting about $100 per abaloni. >> reporter: fish and wildlife says it often sees repeat offenders who suff