Enforcement
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Whale case ends in $200 plea deal |
| A Gloucester fisherman accused of harassing humpback whales on Stellwagen Bank in 2008 reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors yesterday that will see him fined $200. | |||
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Tierney, Kucinich press and warn top NOAA cop |
| The two congressmen who last week grilled federal oceans law enforcement chief Dale Jones about findings of his agency's wrongdoing against the fishing industry during a field hearing at Gloucester's City Hall have stepped up their push for answers — and financial documents. | |||
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NOAA: Lawmakers want law enforcement chief to quit in wake of scandal |
| The chairwoman of the House panel that oversees the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration yesterday called for the agency's director of law enforcement to step down in the wake of a scandal over heavy-handed fisheries enforcement. | |||
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EDITORIAL: Shredded confidence |
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The latest charges came from Inspector General Todd Zinser, who framed the matter this way: "I guess what came to my mind ... was I wonder what the office of law enforcement would do if a fishing company that they were investigating had done the same thing during the course of their investigation." |
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Spotlight on Fish Industry; Auction case settled |
| The spotlight was cast on the fishing industry last week, with the arrival of a congressional delegation that held a special hearing and the announcement of the settlement of a contentious fine levied against the largest fish auction in Gloucester. | |||
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Will catch shares do the trick? by Lisa Duchene
I support catch-shares in principal, and I support ending overfishing and bringing fisheries into balance.
But will this latest regulatory overhaul and the catch-share system help rebuild New England’s traditional fisheries? I don’t know, but I certainly hope ― and pray ― it will.
Hopefully, when the stocks return, there will still be New England fishermen around to catch them.
