NOAA announces fishery enforcement reforms
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NEW BEDFORD — NOAA is revamping its fishery enforcement methods after a
scathing report by the Commerce Department's inspector general, but the
agency is not revisiting past cases for prosecutorial abuse, NOAA chief
counsel Lois Schiffer told The Standard-Times Thursday.
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NOAA chief eyes 'reforms' in policing
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The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration yesterday announced a
suite of detailed reforms with an eye toward "moving toward an
effective enforcement program" for federal fisheries, the agency's
chief administrator said.
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EDITORIAL: Intimidation tactics at fed's fishing agency
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The conduct of enforcement agents for the National Marine Fisheries Service should be a target of more than an audit or a civil inquiry by the U.S. Department of Commerce Inspector General.
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Whale case ends in $200 plea deal
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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
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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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