NOAA, fishing interests discuss troubled waters
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BOSTON - August 3, 2010 - AP - The nation's top fishery managers and commercial and small fishing operators met Tuesday to discuss the troubled fishery law enforcement system amid recent findings of mismanagement, misspending, and disproportionate fines.
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NOAA: Summit to focus on Effectiveness, Consistency, Transparency, and Communications
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NOAA has issued the following release:
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NOAA Enforcement Summit Survey: Participant comments to shape agenda
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In an effort to involve as many stakeholders as possible in shaping the summit, NOAA, in coordination with the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution (the Institute), developed an online survey.
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Massachusetts State Representatives request special prosecutor for NOAA Enforcement
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The state representatives of Gloucester, Massachusetts -- a Republican and a Democrat -- who were among the original group of legislators who last February asked members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation to request an Inspector General investigation of the enforcement activities of NOAA and NMFS, have asked United States Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special prosecutor to "investigate potential criminal and ethical violations by the NOAA Office of Law Enforcement".
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NOAA response links Jones' removal to shredding; downplays importance of destroyed records
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WASHINGTON - August 1, 2010 - Saving Seafood has obtained from multiple sources NOAA's June 11, 2010 response to Inspector General Todd Zinser's April 2, 2010 report "Destruction of OLE Documents During an Ongoing OIG Review"
Saving Seafood requested a copy -- complete or redacted -- of the April 2 report from both NOAA and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). NOAA indicated they had no objection to releasing it, but stated that as a publication of the OIG, the decision is not theirs. The OIG advised Saving Seafood that due to privacy concerns, it was their decision not to release the report.
Although redacted, the response indicates a clear link between NOAA actions removing the leadership of the Office of Law Enforcement and the Inspector General's observations and recommendations. As noted, the Inspector General's April 2 report is not made public, but it is quoted extensively in the response.
Information relevant to document shredding and other matters is also available in a March 26, 2010 letter from NMFS Director Eric Schwaab to Congressman Dennis Kucinich.
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