Ex-Murkowski aide gets prison term in fish case
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A former aide to U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski who had worked as a commercial fisherman while sitting on the council that regulates fishing off Alaska's coastline was sentenced Tuesday to five months in prison for falsifying his own fishing reports.
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Calif. seafood company fined $1M for fishy labels
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LOS ANGELES—Federal prosecutors say a Torrance, Calif.-based seafood corporation has been ordered to pay $1 million in fines and community service donations for falsely labeling frozen catfish fillets as grouper.
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Follow-up Review of NOAA Fisheries Enforcement Programs and Operations
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The final report detailing the results of the IG's Follow-up Review of NOAA Fisheries Enforcement Programs and Operations has been released. The Office of the Inspector General carried out their follow-up review to "provide an interim assessment of NOAA's constructive actions, determine the effectiveness of actions already taken, and identify constructive measures NOAA should consider going forward." The report finds that NOAA Fisheries has made some headway in addressing the issues previously raised, yet there are still 13 action items that have yet to be completed and 2 items NOAA has decided not to implement. The findings, in brief, are detailed below.
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Fishing industry says attacks on monitors rare
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NEW BEDFORD — Members of the local fishing industry Monday said assaults by fishermen on the federal monitors who observe the catch are extremely rare.
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Fishing boat captain pleads guilty to assault
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A Rhode Island man working as a captain of a Massachusetts fishing
vessel has pleaded guilty to assaulting two federal monitors posted on
his boat to collect fishing data.
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