NOAA has issued a Notice of Violation and Assessment to a resident of Wrangell, Alaska, and Sylver Fishing Company in the amount of $17,600 for the failure to offload and report all Pacific halibut caught on an Individual Fishing Quota fishing trip.
New outreach efforts underway so that fishery observers feel comfortable reporting harrassment issues and ensure that fishing vessel crews, captains and fishing company managers understand what constitutes harassment.
Statement from Chris Oliver, Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries, on the settlement of the government’s civil case against Carlos Rafael and his fishing captains.
