News Releases - 2008-Current
2012
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| 24 |
Aug |
12 |
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Keys Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Illegally Harvest Spiny Lobsters |
| 23 |
Aug |
12 |
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Culinary Specialties, Inc., Walter Schoepf, and Karl Degiacomi Plead Guilty to Falsely Labeling Shrimp |
| 16 |
Aug |
12 |
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Two Keys Residents Sentenced for Illegal Harvest of Spiny Lobsters |
| 14 |
Aug |
12 |
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Coast Guard, Chinese officials interdict foreign vessel for illegal fishing |
| 03 |
Aug |
12 |
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Oregon Man Convicted of Fishing Crime |
| 01 |
Aug |
12 |
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Anchorage Man Convicted of Falsely Advertising Alaska Native Made Products |
| 06 |
Jun |
12 |
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Palm Beach Resident Sentenced for Importing 1500 Pounds of Conch from the Bahamas |
| 31 |
May |
12 |
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SEAFOOD DEALERS AND FISHERMEN SENTENCED |
| 23 |
May |
12 |
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Florida Resident Imprisoned for Importing Endangered and Threatened Species from the Bahamas |
| 23 |
May |
12 |
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Fisherman Admits to False Filing with NOAA Special Master |
| 20 |
Apr |
12 |
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DOJ AND SEAFOOD IMPORTER REACH SETTLEMENT OVER 112 TONS OF ILLEGALLY IMPORTED RUSSIAN KING CRAB |
| 28 |
Mar |
12 |
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Keys Case Results in Jail Time for Lobstermen |
| 27 |
Mar |
12 |
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Palm Beach County Resident Pleads Guilty to Importing Illegal Catch from the Bahamas |
| 19 |
Mar |
12 |
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GLOUCESTER MAN SENTENCED FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT |
| 19 |
Mar |
12 |
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Juneau restaurant fined for illegally purchasing subsistence caught Pacific Halibut |
| 13 |
Mar |
12 |
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NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement reminds boaters to give whales their space |
| 12 |
Mar |
12 |
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Two Keys Residents Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Illegally Harvest Spiny Lobsters |
| 1 |
Mar |
12 |
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Florida Resident Pleads Guilty to Importing Endangered and Threatened Species from the Bahamas |
| 29 |
Feb |
12 |
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$10,000 FINE FOR COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN CONVICTED OF FELONY FISHING ACT VIOLATIONS |
| 23 |
Feb |
12 |
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Ketchikan Man Sentenced For Illegal Trafficking of Seal Skin |
| 23 |
Feb |
12 |
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Two Tampa Residents and a Tampa-Based Company Charged with Conspiracy to Sell Mislabeled Shrimp |
| 22 |
Feb |
12 |
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Two Palm Beach County Men Charged for Importing Illegal Catch from the Bahamas |
| 14 |
Feb |
12 |
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Virginia man sentenced, fined for trading more than $70,000 in sperm whale teeth |
| 07 |
Feb |
12 |
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FORMER FISHERIES AIDE SENTENCED TO FIVE MONTHS INCARCERATION FOR FISHERIES CRIMES |
| 06 |
Feb |
12 |
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CALIFORNIA SEAFOOD CORPORATION SENTENCED TO PAY $1 MILLION FOR FALSE LABELING OF SEAFOOD PRODUCTS |
| 27 |
Jan |
12 |
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Rhode Island Fishing Boat Captain Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Two NOAA Monitors |
| 20 |
Jan |
12 |
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FLORIDA AND SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS CHARGED WITH IMPORTATION OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES FROM THE BAHAMAS |
| 11 |
Jan |
12 |
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FORMER FLORIDA CITY MAN SENTENCED FOR MAKING FALSE CLAIM ON BP CLAIMS FUND |
| 10 |
Jan |
12 |
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Three vessels charged with violating Right Whale ship strike reduction rule pay penalties |
| 04 |
Jan |
12 |
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KEYS LOBSTER CASE RESULTS IN TWO ADDITIONAL GUILTY PLEAS AND SENTENCING |
2011
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| 21 |
Dec |
11 |
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Seafood dealers and fishermen plead guilty |
| 19 |
Dec |
11 |
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OREGON MAN INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY FOR FISHING CRIMES |
| 19 |
Dec |
11 |
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Commercial fishing operation charged with conspiracy to falsify records in connection with overharvesting of sea scallops off New Jersey coast |
| 13 |
Dec |
11 |
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Legislation drafted by NOAA to protect U.S. fishermen from unfair competition |
| 06 |
Dec |
11 |
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Genetic markers developed at VIMS help feds enforce seafood regulations |
| 01 |
Dec |
11 |
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Sport fisherman pays fine for illegally taking, importing fish from Mexican waters |
| 22 |
Nov |
11 |
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A Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty in Federal Investigation of Illegal Striped Bass Charter Boat Fishing |
| 22 |
Nov |
11 |
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TAMPA COMPANY AND ITS PRESIDENT SENTENCED FOR MISLABELING OF SHRIMP |
| 08 |
Nov |
11 |
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NOAA seeks input on enforcement priorities |
| 03 |
Nov |
11 |
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NOAA assesses civil penalties to shrimpers for alleged Turtle Excluder Device violations |
| 26 |
Oct |
11 |
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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COMPANY SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL TRADE OF PROTECTED CORAL |
| 19 |
Oct |
11 |
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FORMER FLORIDA CITY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MAKING FALSE CLAIM ON BP CLAIMS FUND |
| 16 |
Oct |
11 |
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NOAA takes possession of illegal high-seas drift net fishing vessel in Dutch Harbor |
| 12 |
Oct |
11 |
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KEYS FISHERMAN SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL HARVESTING ACTIVITY |
| 06 |
Oct |
11 |
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KEYS COMMERCIAL LOBSTER BUYER ENTERS GUILTY PLEA IN LOBSTER HARVESTING CONSPIRACY |
| 06 |
Oct |
11 |
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Reward Offered in Whale Killing in New Jersey |
| 05 |
Oct |
11 |
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NOAA names new Special Agent in Charge for Northeast |
| 03 |
Oct |
11 |
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Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Illegally-Imported Sperm Whale
Teeth |
| 03 |
Oct |
11 |
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NOAA Seeks Info on Whale Shooting |
| 30 |
Sep |
11 |
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Coast Guard, NOAA nab drift net violator 2,600 miles offshore |
| 28 |
Sep |
11 |
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NOAA Seeks Penalties for Unlawful Operation of Motorized Personal Watercraft Within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
| 15 |
Sep |
11 |
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Two California men plead no contest to capture, killing of federally and state protected green sturgeon |
| 13 |
Sep |
11 |
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NOAA reaches settlement with researchers for unpermitted take of a Steller sea lion |
| 09 |
Sep |
11 |
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SEA FOOD CENTER, LLC. AND ITS PRESIDENT PLEAD GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO MISLABEL SHRIMP |
| 08 |
Sep |
11 |
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NOAA to use EPA administrative law judges for newly docketed enforcement cases |
| 07 |
Sep |
11 |
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U.S., European Union to strengthen cooperation to combat illegal fishing |
| 02 |
Sep |
11 |
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PALM BEACH COUNTY RESIDENT SENTENCED FOR
IMPORTING ILLEGAL CATCH FROM THE BAHAMAS |
| 30 |
Aug |
11 |
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FORMER FLORIDA CITY MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH MAKING FALSE CLAIM ON BP CLAIMS FUND |
| 23 |
Aug |
11 |
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KEY WEST FISHERMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGAL HARVESTING ACTIVITY |
| 22 |
Aug |
11 |
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Two Plead Guilty, Sentenced for Dumping Truck Loads of Rocks and Other Material in Side Channel of the McKenzie River |
| 19 |
Aug |
11 |
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SEA FOOD CENTER, LLC., AND ADRIAN VELA CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO SELL MISLABELED SHRIMP |
| 16 |
Aug |
11 |
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Three Fishermen, Seafood Wholesaler and Associated Employees Indicted for Obstruction of Justice and the Illegal Harvest and Sale of New Jersey Oysters
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| 11 |
Aug |
11 |
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Fuglvog pleads guilty to making false statements in individual fishing quota reports |
| 09 |
Aug |
11 |
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CORTEZ COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN FOUND GUILTY BY JURY |
| 01 |
Aug |
11 |
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IVORY SMUGGLER SENTENCED TO JAIL
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| 27 |
Jul |
11 |
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FLORIDA SEAFOOD COMPANY AND ITS PRESIDENT SENTENCED FOR MISLABELING INDONESIAN, MALAYSIAN AND THAILAND SHRIMP |
| 25 |
Jul |
11 |
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Buckson named NOAA Fisheries law enforcement director |
| 18 |
Jul |
11 |
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NOAA: Crew acted responsibly before, after 2009 whale collision |
| 14 |
Jul |
11 |
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NOAA is taking steps to protect sea turtles in the Gulf |
| 13 |
Jul |
11 |
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Federal, state enforcement agencies partner to protect bottomfish |
| 28 |
Jun |
11 |
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Commercial Fishermen Plead Guilty to Illegal Fishing and Shooting of Marine Mammals |
| 15 |
Jun |
11 |
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DARIGOLD PLEADS GUILTY TO CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION |
| 15 |
Jun |
11 |
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PALM BEACH COUNTY RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY IN SCHEME TO IMPORT ILLEGAL CATCH FROM THE BAHAMAS |
| 08 |
Jun |
11 |
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New England Commercial Fisherman Charged with Lacey Act Crimes for Illegally Harvesting Striped Bass |
| 06 |
Jun |
11 |
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Gray seals under fire on Cape Cod |
| 28 |
Apr |
11 |
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Glenallen Residents and Anchorage Resident Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Illegal Wildlife Trafficking and Firearms Violations |
| 27 |
Apr |
11 |
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Florida Seafood Company and its President Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Mislabel Shrimp |
| 20 |
Apr |
11 |
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Palm Beach County Resident Charged in Effort to Import Illegal Catch from the Bahamas |
| 14 |
Apr |
11 |
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Former commercial fisherman named compliance assistance liaison to continue outreach to industry in Northeast |
| 11 |
Apr |
11 |
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Keys Commercial Fish House Pleads Guilty and Sentenced In Seafood Harvesting Conspiracy |
| 11 |
Apr |
11 |
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Massachusetts Fish Packer Found Guilty of Falsely and Misleadingly Labeling Frozen Fish Fillets |
| 08 |
Apr |
11 |
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St. Petersburg Florida Seafood Company and its President Charged with Conspiracy to Sell Mislabeled Shrimp |
| 28 |
Mar |
11 |
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Florida and Rhode Island Seafood Companies Sentenced for Conspiracy to Mislabel Shrimp and Salmon |
| 25 |
Mar |
11 |
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U.S. Coast Guard issues fishing violations to New Bedford vessels |
| 24 |
Mar |
11 |
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Keys commercial fishouse charge in massive seafood harvesting conspiracy |
| 09 |
Mar |
11 |
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NOAA, Federal Agencies Partner with the Russian Government to Stop Alleged Illegal Fishing |
| 08 |
Mar |
11 |
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NOAA: U.S. “Turning a Corner” in Ending Overfishing |
| 04 |
Mar |
11 |
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Coast Guard, National Marine Fisheries Service task force helps stop illegal scallop harvest |
| 01 |
Mar |
11 |
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Massachusetts Antique Dealer Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Trafficking in Illegally-Imported Narwhal Tusks and Sperm Whale Teeth |
| 23 |
Feb |
11 |
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FISHING BOAT CAPTAIN INDICTED ON ASSAULT CHARGES |
| 23 |
Feb |
11 |
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GLOUCESTER MAN INDICTED ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT CHARGES |
| 04 |
Feb |
11 |
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YREKA MAN CONVICTED IN IVORY SMUGGLING RING |
| 04 |
Feb |
11 |
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NOAA investigations into mislabeling seafood protects consumers and fishermen |
| 03 |
Feb |
11 |
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CORAL GABLES SEAFOOD FIRM SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL IMPORTATION OF CHILEAN SEA BASS |
| 27 |
Jan |
11 |
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Kodiak Fisherman Sentenced for Threatening an Observer |
| 24 |
Jan |
11 |
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Seafood Wholesaler Owners Plead Guilty to Selling Falsely Labeled Fish, Smuggling, and Misbranding of Seafood Products |
| 20 |
Jan |
11 |
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FLORIDA SEAFOOD COMPANY PLEADS GUILTY TO VIOLATING THE LACEY ACT FOR MISLABELING OF HADDOCK |
| 13 |
Jan |
11 |
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Alaska Lodge Guilty of Sale of Sport Fish |
| 12 |
Jan |
11 |
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FLORIDA SEAFOOD COMPANY PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE THE LACEY ACT FOR MISLABELING OF SHRIMP AND SALMON |
| 10 |
Jan |
11 |
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UKRAINIAN NATIONAL PLEADS GUILTY, SENTENCED FOR IVORY SMUGGLING CONSPIRACY |
| 07 |
Jan |
11 |
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Vinalhaven Island Men Plead Guilty to Attempting to Kill Federally Protected Wild Life |
2010
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| 02 |
Dec |
10 |
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FISHING VESSEL CREWMAN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF FISHERIES OBSERVER |
| 29 |
Nov |
10 |
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NOAA: New Outreach Positions to Help NE Fishermen Comply with Regulations |
| 22 |
Nov |
10 |
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NOAA's Enforcement Actions in the Gulf of Mexico Help Ensure Safe Seafood |
| 19 |
Nov |
10 |
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Massachusetts Man Convicted for Trafficking in Illegally-Imported Sperm Whale Teeth and Narwhal Tusks |
| 16 |
Nov |
10 |
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NOAA Enforces Right Whale Ship Strike Reduction Rule |
| 05 |
Nov |
10 |
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NOAA Charges Multiple Vessels for Exceeding Scallop Trip Limits |
| 02 |
Nov |
10 |
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INTERPOL co-ordinated operation targeting illegal trade in endangered reptiles leads to arrests and seizures worldwide |
| 25 |
Oct |
10 |
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NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement seeks information in grey seal shooting |
| 22 |
Oct |
10 |
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Bend Charter Boat Captain Pleads Guilty to Aiding and Abetting the Shooting of a Sea Lion |
| 18 |
Oct |
10 |
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NOAA Takes Steps to Reform Enforcement Practices |
| 15 |
Oct |
10 |
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California man sentenced for sea lion shooting |
| 14 |
Oct |
10 |
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Restaurant Owner and Commercial Fisherman Sentenced For Lacey Act Violation |
| 24 |
Sept |
10 |
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Three Plead Guilty to Violating The Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act |
| 21 |
Sept |
10 |
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St. Croix Man Indicted under Endangered Species Act |
| 10 |
Sept |
10 |
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Rhode Island and Florida Seafood Companies Indicted for Conspiracy to Violate the Lacey Act In Selling Chinese Salmon as Russian Salmon |
| 24 |
Aug |
10 |
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Coral Gables Seafood Firm Convicted for Illegal Importation of Chilean Sea Bass |
| 09 |
Aug |
10 |
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NOAA Enforcement seeks information in shooting-related death of sea lion |
| 06 |
Aug |
10 |
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NOAA Seeks Input on Enforcement Priorities |
| 02 |
Aug |
10 |
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NOAA Enforcement Summit Focuses on Effectiveness, Consistency, Transparency, and Communications |
| 27 |
Jul |
10 |
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Juneau Man Pleads Guilty To Violating Lacey Act |
| 27 |
Jul |
10 |
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Former Ceo of Seafood Importing Corporation Sentenced To Federal Prison For Importing Falsely Labeled Fish |
| 27 |
Jul |
10 |
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Fisherman pleads guilty to sexual harassment of a NOAA Observer |
| 27 |
Jul |
10 |
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Joint operation in U.S. Virgin Islands protects Mutton Snapper and Leatherback Sea Turtles |
| 22 |
Jul |
10 |
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NOAA and Coast Guard Actively Enforcing Gulf of Mexico Closed Fishing Area |
| 07 |
Jul |
10 |
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$5M Settlement Boosts Marine Conservation Plans in the Pacific |
| 25 |
Jun |
10 |
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Taiwanese Couple Sentenced To Prison For Illegally Trading Protected Black Coral |
| 24 |
Jun |
10 |
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Tragedy: Crimes on the High Seas |
| 11 |
Jun |
10 |
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NOAA Protects U.S. Waters From Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing |
| 11 |
May |
10 |
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NOAA Protects Endangered Salmon in Russian River Watershed |
| 06 |
May |
10 |
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Bahamian National Sentenced in International Seafood Smuggling Operation |
| 06 |
May |
10 |
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San Pedro Fish Company pPleads Guilty to Falsifying Documents Related to Harvest of Pacific Sardines |
| 21 |
Apr |
10 |
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Craig Resident Sentenced To One Year in Prison on Two Felony Charges Involving Illegal Take and Sale of Sea Otters |
| 01 |
Apr |
10 |
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Southern Oregon Man Sentenced in Federal Court for Violations of Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act |
| 18 |
Mar |
10 |
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Shellfish poaching investigation leads to arrests |
| 11 |
Mar |
10 |
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Taiwanese Couple Pleads Guilty to Illegally Trading Protected Black Coral |
| 10 |
Mar |
10 |
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Santa Monica Restaurant and Sushi Chef Charged With Selling Meat of Protected Sei Whales |
| 08 |
Mar |
10 |
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Man Admits to Marine Mammal Violation |
| 13 |
Feb |
10 |
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U.S. Coast Guard, maritime partners work to protect humpback whales in the Pacific |
| 12 |
Feb |
10 |
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Joint federal effort nets large haul of illegal striped bass |
| 02 |
Feb |
10 |
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Two Keys Residents Sentenced on Conspiracy to Illegally Harvest Spiny Lobsters |
| 28 |
Jan |
10 |
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Nantucket Scrimshaw Artist Guilty of Smuggling Sperm Whale and Elephant Ivory, Conspiracy, and Lying to Federal Agents |
| 28 |
Jan |
10 |
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Three Individuals Indicted for False Labeling, Smuggling, and Misbranding of Seafood Products |
| 26 |
Jan |
10 |
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San Francisco Man Pled Guilty to Endangered Species Act Violations and Making False Statements to Investigators |
| 22 |
Jan |
10 |
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Bahamian National Pleads Guilty in International Seafood Smuggling Operation |
2009
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| 29 |
Dec |
09 |
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National Saltwater Angler Registry Opens on New Year's Day |
| 17 |
Dec |
09 |
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NOAA Fisheries observer fined, prohibited from observing for 10 years |
| 16 |
Dec |
09 |
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NOAA Office of Law Enforcement helps the hungry |
| 15 |
Dec |
09 |
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NOAA offers reward for information on injured Harbor Seal |
| 07 |
Dec |
09 |
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NOAA offers reward for info on the killing of a Hawaiian Monk Seal in April 2009 |
| 10 |
Nov |
09 |
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NOAA Office of Law Enforcement reminds mariners to slow down |
| 14 |
Oct |
09 |
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German National Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Coral from the Philippines |
| 7 |
Oct |
09 |
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Two Keys Residents Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Illegally Harvest Spiny Lobsters |
| 15 |
Sep |
09 |
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Three Southwest Washington Men Sentenced for Fishing Violations |
| 04 |
Sep |
09 |
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NOAA's Fisheries Service Cracks Down on Charter Boat Companies Operating Illegally |
| 31 |
Aug |
09 |
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Taiwanese-flagged fishing vessel seized by U.S. Coast Guard
cutter and escorted to Saipan for alleged fisheries violations |
| 04 |
Sep |
09 |
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NOAA's Fisheries Service Cracks Down on Charter Boat Companies Operating Illegally |
| 10 |
Aug |
09 |
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Joint Federal and State Investigation Stops Illegal Fishing in Channel Islands Sanctuary (SWD) |
| 05 |
Aug |
09 |
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Indictment Charges Kauai Man in Connection with Monk Seal Death (PID) |
| 03 |
Aug |
09 |
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Key Lobster Operation Results in Arrests |
| 17 |
Jul |
09 |
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Keys Commercial Lobster Operation
Results in Convictions, Seizures, and Forfeitures |
| 01 |
Jul |
09 |
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NOAA Imposes Fine and Penalty for False Reporting in Alaska Fishery |
| 12 |
Jun |
09 |
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Shark Fins Dealer Pleads Guilty to Illegally Dealing
in Fins from Protected Species |
| 16 |
Apr |
09 |
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Keys Commercial Lobster Operation Results in Convictions,
Seizures and Forfeitures |
2008
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| 31 |
Oct |
08 |
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Two Found Guilty Of Conspiracy Involving The Importation And Sale Of Falsely Labeled Fish From Vietnam (NED) |
| 07 |
Aug |
08 |
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Keys Commercial Lobster Operation Results In Search, Seizures and Arrest (SED) |
| 31 |
Jul |
08 |
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Grand Jury Indicts Man For Selling Protected Sharks (SWD) |
| 30 |
Jul |
08 |
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Sentence Imposed In Turtle Case (SED) |
| 07 |
Jul |
08 |
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Trego Sentencing (SWD) |
| 27 |
Jun |
08 |
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Seattle Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced For Sexual Harassment Of An Observer On A Fishing Vessel (AKD) |
| 22 |
May |
08 |
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Sentences Imposed In Haulover Inlet Therapy-IV Charter Boat Case (SED) |
| 03 |
May |
08 |
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Three Elephant Seals Shot and Killed Off Central Coast (SWD) |
| 24 |
Apr |
08 |
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Two face charges of conspiring to illegally import endangered Sperm whale teeth (NED) |
| 21 |
Apr |
08 |
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Major Garlic Processor pays $60,000 for garlic spill into Carnadero Creek (SWD) |
