


Read about this week's enforcement actions from around the country.
NOAA enforcement officers assist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with vehicle inspections.
An enforcement officer conducted an investigation in response to a complaint in which a pod of spinner dolphins in the
Billy Bay Area was harassed by a dolphin-watching vessel. The OLE special agent in Guam received the complaint from a caller. The OLE officer and officers from the Guam Marine Interdiction Task Force responded and interviewed the caller. The caller informed the officers that the vessel had departed the area but was able to provide a description and direction of travel. The officers surveilled a nearby marina and interviewed six charter boat captains who all stated that they were in the Billy Bay Area but did not harass the dolphins. The officers provided information on dolphin viewing guidelines.
Enforcement officers conducted an ESA patrol on the North Shores of Oahu, Hawaii. The officers traversed a 4x4 trail to one of the most remote shorelines on the island of Oahu. The officers found two molting, critically endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals, and monitored the animals from a distance. During the patrol, the officers encountered two hikers and spoke with them about marine mammal regulations. The hikers were appreciative of the officers’ presence in the area.