'Migrant,' hidden space alleged on top scalloper's boats
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The Coast Guard Monday said an "undocumented migrant" was discovered during a routine boarding of the fishing vessel Southern Crusader II, a boat registered to and co-owned by the R & C Fishing Corp. of New Bedford's Carlos Raphael.
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FLORIDA: New fisheries law chief knows Keys
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Bruce Buckson, who worked enforcing natural-resources laws in the Florida Keys early in his career, has been named director of the Office of Law Enforcement for the National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DON CUDDY: The New fish cop at NOAA
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Following the appointment of Bruce Buckson of Florida to head NOAA’s office of law enforcement I asked a Florida fisherman to tell me a little about a man who is unknown in these waters. Here is the reply from Bob Jones who is executive director of the Southeastern Fisheries Association.
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FOIA response shows NOAA / Coast Guard Judges Reacting to "Bore-Head007" Blog Posts
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Coast Guard administrative law judges are closing ranks. The small cadre of judges responded to a request of the embattled trial judge to advise him on his handling of a case he selected as the platform for a 34-page defense of his actions. Judge Parlen L. McKenna not only asked colleagues to help him draft his legal memo, but also asked them to read and comment on a blogger's posting.
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Fla. fisheries cop to lead national office
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BOSTON (AP) -- July 26, 2011 -- A high-ranking fisheries cop in Florida is taking over the top post at the embattled federal fisheries law enforcement office. NOAA's fishery law enforcement agency was heavily criticized after a federal review found financial mismanagement and abusive treatment of fishermen in the Northeast by some officers. In May, the U.S. Commerce Secretary ordered $650,000 in unjust fines returned to fishermen. The former director, Dale Jones, was replaced last year after ordering dozens of documents shredded during the federal review.
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