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  • Dolphin Mortality Events Prompt More Patrols

    Sept 9: Unusual mortality events of dolphins along the east coast spur increased presence of enforcement officers.

  • Fishery Fraud Brings Hefty Penalty

    Aug 20: Criminal charges have been levied against a New York fisherman for the illegal catch of more than 86,000 pounds of fluke.

  • Right Whale, Right Rule

    Aug 15: The enforcement of ship strike reduction rule helps improves the survival of right whales.

  • NOAA and INTERPOL Address Fisheries Crime

    Feb 27: NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement has long partnered with international police organization INTERPOL and is excited to help INTERPOL launch Project SCALE, a new initiative to detect, combat and suppress fisheries crime worldwide.

  • A Global Perspective on Tackling Illegal Fishing

    Feb 12: NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement works internationally to protect fishermen from the illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing that threatens their income and sustainability of their shared fishery resources.

  • Ocean CSI: NOAA’s Forensic Analysts In Action

    Dec 14: 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: 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.

  • Meet NOAA's Office Of Law Enforcement

    Nov 16: Take a closer look at NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement and see how they play an important role in protecting and conserving our nation's living marine resources and their habitat.

  • Tackling Seafood Fraud

    Nov 15: Find out how NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement helps tackle seafood fraud.

  • Moving Forward, Protecting Our Marine Resources

    Nov 8: NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement confronts crimes against marine mammals, smuggling operations, international conspiracies and local fraud every day to protect our nation's living marine resources.

  • Working Together to End IUU Fishing

    Nov 2: 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: 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.

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