Kendall didn't expect to win fishing appeal, but wanted to make a point
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NEW BEDFORD — Jim Kendall says he really didn't expect that a review of NOAA's fisheries enforcement in his case would result in him getting any money.
After all, his brush with the law happened 19 years ago. His employer, Roy Enoksen at Eastern Fisheries, had paid the fine. And for some reason, there aren't any records of it in the NOAA offices (insert shredding joke here).
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Seafood dealer to plead guilty in whale meat case
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A Gardena seafood dealer who imported endangered whale meat from Tokyo and sold it to Santa Monica eatery The Hump and other sushi restaurants in the Southland will plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge, according to reports.
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Report cites range of wrongs in fishery
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According to the detailed — but redacted — findings of Master Charles Swartwood III, were multiple affronts to the American justice system that laid Yucabian low, costing him his boat, business, home and place in the New Bedford fishing community.
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Actions ring hollow for many
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It had just been announced that her client, the former New Bedford scalloper, Larry Yucabian, would get a cash payment of $400,000 to settle overzealous enforcement actions and fines by federal fisheries law enforcers and litigators at the Northeast Regional Office here in Gloucester.
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Some NJ recreational fishermen on hook for fines
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New Jersey's free Web-based saltwater fishing registry has been up and running for a little over a week, and already more than 75,000 anglers have signed up, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.
But all is not well with New Jersey anglers, many of whom were surprised to learn last week that the penalty for those who don't sign up or forget to carry printed proof of their registration is a $300 to $3,000 fine.
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