Three Vessels Fined in Violation of Fisheries Conservation Laws

October 29, 2004

Release from:
NOAA

NOAA Fisheries' Office for Law Enforcement issued Notices of Violation and Assessment (NOVA), with penalties ranging between $10,000 and $50,000 to three fishing vessels (FVs), for violations of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA). The NOVAs issued on October 12, 2004 cited each vessel for landing and possessing northeast multispecies in violation of federal fisheries regulations promulgated under the MSFCMA.

For more details visit our Office for Law Enforcement at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/news/news_NED_102604.htm