Coast Guard cites three scallopers
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NEW BEDFORD — The U.S. Coast Guard says that stepped-up efforts to combat illegal scallop fishing are paying off, with three vessels home ported in New Bedford cited for violations in the Hudson Canyon area in the last month.
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Response to Public Comments on NOAA’s Policy for Use of the Asset Forfeiture Fund (AFF)
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NOAA received written input on the proposed AFF policy from a total of eight individuals or groups. A summary of the 16 different comments included in those eight responses along with NOAA’s response to each individual comment received is presented below. Note: Several individuals made substantively the same comment and therefore elements of those comments have been combined below.
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Coast Guard, National Marine Fisheries Service task force helps stop illegal scallop harvest
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Elm intercepted and boarded a fishing vessel found with scallop dredging gear deployed while in a closure area east of New Jersey, Wednesday.
Violations of closure areas have serious impacts on the viability of the fishing industry and achievement of sustainment goals. Rotational access and closure areas are designated to maximize scallop catch yields by protecting beds of juvenile scallops.
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Special Master February Report Released
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Special Master Charles B. Swartwood, III has written Secretary of Commerce Gary F. Locke to provide an interim report of his progress to date in connection with an investigation of NOAA enforcement complaints sent to him by Locke's office for his review as Special Master. The text of the letter follows:
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Special Master January Report Released
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On February 17, 2011, NOAA release an interim report dated January 11 from Special Master Charles B. Swartwood, III regarding his progress to date reviewing NOAA fisheries enforcement complaints identified by the Commerce Inspector General and sent by the Secretary of Commerce for his review.
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