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  • Panels Shed Light on Seafood Mislabeling - April 17, 2013: The Northeast Division of NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement teamed up with industry members and our federal partners in March to tell the public what we are doing to prevent mislabeled seafood from ending up on our plates.
  • Keep distance from sick sea lions - April 2, 2013: Members of the public should not try to assist sea lions on their own, but leave rescues to professionals authorized by NOAA Fisheries. Picking up marine mammals is illegal under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
  • Helping fishermen and lobstermen coexist - March 21, 2013: NOAA, enforcement partners and lobstermen's association team up to address gear conflicts.
  • A Global Perspective on Tackling Illegal Fishing - Feb 11, 2013: Find out how NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement works internationally to protect fishermen and shared fishery resources...
  • Enforcement Officer Bob Yerena Receives Award - Feb 5, 2013: NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement Director Bruce Buckson (left) and Acting Deputy Director Tracy Dunn (right) congratulate Enforcement Officer Bob Yerena on receiving the NOAA Administrator’s Award on Nov. 16.
  • Ocean CSI: NOAA’S Forensic Analysts in Action - Dec 14, 2012: Learn how NOAA's forensic analysts use science to combat seafood fraud, protecting our seafood supply and defending protected species.
  • NOAA Special Agent Receives Highest Service Award - Dec 12, 2012: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has presented its highest honor—the Bob Mace Distinguished Service Award—to NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement Alaska Division Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge Kenneth Hansen.
  • Tackling Seafood Fraud - Nov 15, 2012: Find out how NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement helps tackle seafood fraud.
  • Working Together to End IUU Fishing - Nov 2, 2012: Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing threatens the sustainability of our ocean ecosystems and fisheries. Combating IUU fishing is one of NOAA Fisheries' top priorities.
  • Getting to the Bottom of Marine Mammal Crimes - Oct 3, 2012: Special agents and enforcement officers with NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement investigate crimes against marine mammals under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this month.
  • Casitas Endanger Lobster Habitat in Florida Keys - July 30, 2012: Casitas are artificial habitats that aid lobster poaching and destroy the seagrass beds and hardbottom communities that lobsters, fish, and other marine life need to survive. NOAA law enforcement works to remove these illegal structures.
  • Eagle Lives Thanks to NOAA Law Enforcement Officer - July 3, 2012: NOAA Fisheries Law Enforcement Officer Noah Meisenheimer stepped in and helped rescue an eagle who was caught in a rising tide in Ninilchik, Alaska.