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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).
But Kendall, a fisherman for 32 years until he retired because of injury and became a seafood consultant, still wanted to make a point. The episode taught him how tricky, inflexible and excessive the methods of the law enforcement agents were — and are. A single violation that day in 1982 drew a penalty of $14,070 — a lot for most people, but only a little in the world of fisheries law enforcement. Read the complete story from The South Coast Today.
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HASTINGS: Time to improve the Endangered Species Act
May 18, 2012 - When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law in 1973 by President Nixon, he spoke about the importance of preserving “the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” I believe that goal is as important today as it was back then. However, after nearly 40 years, it’s time to take a fresh, honest look at the law and consider whether there are ways it could be improved to do a better job of protecting and recovering species.
