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NOAA Enforcement Finds Seafood Importers Guilty of Illegal Smuggling

Case is part of effort to reduce illegal fishing.
August 29, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
Illegal Catfish from OLE NED Inspection NOAA Enforcement inspected shipment containers in New York and removed an estimated 43,800 pounds of illegal catfish.

2022 Commercial Halibut Season Is Set to Open

NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement will conduct patrols during the upcoming commercial halibut fishing season.
June 13, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
worker sorting halibut from commercial fishing vessel

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Talking with Martina Sagapolu

Meet Martina Sagapolu, Assistant Director of the Office of Law Enforcement in the Pacific Islands.
May 04, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Martina Sagapolu Pacific Islands Assistant Director Martina Sagapolu of NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement participates in a cover and shoot scenario-based drill. Using a barrel as cover to hide her position, she returns fire at a potential threat. Credit: NOAA

NOAA to Increase Enforcement Actions to Ensure Safety of Federal Fishery Observers, Monitors

Interference with fishery observers is illegal. Stepped-up enforcement in the Northeast will target vessel owners, captains, and crew who violate the law.
March 01, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
Observer in orange jacket using grid system to electronically measure a crab.

Go Slow—Whales Below

You can help save endangered North Atlantic right whales by slowing down to 10 knots or less in waters where they are likely present.
December 22, 2021 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
National
Aerial image of a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf North Atlantic right whale mother and calf as seen from a research drone called a hexacopter. Hexacopters allow researchers to conduct right whale photo identification and photogrammetry studies. Photogrammetry techniques allow scientists to get body measurements from aerial photographs. Credit: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center/Lisa Conger and Elizabeth Josephson

Meet Tracy Boze, Investigative Support Technician

Tracy works with NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement and is proud of the work she does at NOAA as steward of the environment.
November 08, 2021 - Feature Story ,
National
Tracy Boze with her family Tracy Boze with family. Photo courtesy of Tracy Boze.

NOAA Fisheries Moves From Paper to Electronic Reporting

New requirements for the Greater Atlantic region will improve efficiency and timeliness.
October 04, 2021 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Fishermen with tablet Fisherman with tablet for electronic monitoring. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Snorkelers Fined for Pursuing Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins

Settlements for harassing Hawaiian spinner dolphins.
September 28, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A Hawaiian spinner dolphin performs aerial acrobatics off Mākua Beach, Oʻahu.

Tour Operator Fined for Harassing Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins

A judge fined a tour operator $2,500 for illegally harassing Hawaiian spinner dolphins. Natural resources officers with the State of Hawai'i investigated dolphin tour operator Casey Phillips Cho for harassing Hawaiian spinner dolphins, which is illegal.
September 28, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A spinner dolphin jumps vertically from the water.

Alaska Fisherman Sentenced to Federal Prison and Fined $1 Million for Falsifying Fishing Records

NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement conducted the investigation leading to this successful prosecution.
August 23, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
A halibut catch at St. Paul's Harbor in Kodiak, Alaska. A halibut catch at St. Paul Harbor in Kodiak, Alaska.