United States v. Washington is the on-going federal court proceeding that enforces and implements reserved tribal treaty fishing rights with regard to salmon and steelhead returning to western Washington.

NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement is investigating the death of a humpback whale that was brought into the port of Ketchikan, Alaska this morning. At this time, NOAA Fisheries is coordinating to have the whale carcass towed to a nearby location.

Atlantic bluefin tuna are beginning to appear off the coasts of North Carolina and Virginia. The early arrival of the highly sought-after finfish may be generating an enthusiastic stir among fishermen, but the NOAA Office of Law Enforcement interest is in

In order to improve monitoring and enforcement efforts, the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) scientists developed BASIS (Bering-Aleutian Salmon International Survey) during 2002, a comprehensive survey of the Bering Sea epipelagic ecosyste

On March 10, 2016, two Alaska Wildlife Troopers, a public safety technician, and a NOAA Enforcement Officer got underway for a 10-day at-sea operation in the Aleutian chain, Alaska. The joint patrol mission was focused on conducting at-sea boarding's, as

Jason Letort is a gear specialist, with a focus on turtle excluder devices, providing expertise to commercial shrimp fishermen, industry members, and law enforcement. His goal is to conserve sea turtles through gear compliance.

The interagency partnership between the Food and Drug Administration and the NOAA Office of Law Enforcement was critical in a recent open-and-shut mislabeling case. The case began in December 2012, when MKG Provisions, Inc. (MKG), a Miami-based seafood c

Today, an investigation initiated in July 2010 by NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) culminated in the sentencing of a Levittown, NY, fisherman, who was convicted of mail fraud, wire fraud, and falsifying federal records charges.

Special Agent, NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement, Alaska Division

Dennis Jaszka, NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement, Alaska Division

Tim Donaldson, NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement, Special Agent

Doug Beaudreau, NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement, Special Agent

Caleb Gilbert, NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement, Compliance Liaison

Take Tomson, NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement, Special Agent

Christopher Ahr, NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement, Special Agent