2 CATCH SEIZURES, MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS BOSTON – Coast Guard crewmembers aboard Cutters Seneca and Sanibel conducted boardings of two fishing vessels, discovered multiple violations, and partnered with NOAA Fisheries Enforcement to seize the catches Wednesday and Thursday. Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Seneca, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Boston, boarded the 88-foot fishing vessel Moragh K, 85 miles east of Provincetown, Mass., Wednesday. Upon the inspection of the nets, a Seneca boarding officer observed several undersized measurements. The western rig stern trawler, homeported in Woods Hole, Mass., with a five-person crew, and a $22,000 catch was escorted by Seneca and the Coast Guard Cutter Bainbridge Island into New Bedford, Mass. The case was then turned over to NOAA Enforcement personnel who, in turn, seized the catch upon arrival to New Bedford. The Coast Guard Cutter Sanibel, a 110-foot patrol boat homeported in Woods Hole intercepted the fishing vessel Galaxy seven miles southwest of Monomoy Island, Mass., Thursday. There was a three-man crew aboard the 71-foot, New Bedford-based fishing vessel, along with 400 pounds of shucked scallops. The boarding team later discovered the master’s operator permit was expired, and the master lacked U.S. citizenship, which then put the Galaxy in violation of the 75/25 rule, 46 USC 8103. The regulation states that at least 75 percent of unlicensed seamen on a documented vessel must be U.S. citizens, with the remainder being resident aliens. It is also a requirement that only a citizen of the United States can serve as master, chief engineer, radio officer, or officer in charge of a deck or engineering watch on a U.S. documented vessel. Sanibel escorted the Galaxy into New Bedford and the case was turned over to NOAA Fisheries Enforcement. Both the operator’s permit and catch were seized. 2 CATCH SEIZURES, MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS BOSTON – Coast Guard crewmembers aboard Cutters Seneca and Sanibel conducted boardings of two fishing vessels, discovered multiple violations, and partnered with NOAA Fisheries Enforcement to seize the catches Wednesday and Thursday. Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Seneca, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Boston, boarded the 88-foot fishing vessel Moragh K, 85 miles east of Provincetown, Mass., Wednesday. Upon the inspection of the nets, a Seneca boarding officer observed several undersized measurements. The western rig stern trawler, homeported in Woods Hole, Mass., with a five-person crew, and a $22,000 catch was escorted by Seneca and the Coast Guard Cutter Bainbridge Island into New Bedford, Mass. The case was then turned over to NOAA Enforcement personnel who, in turn, seized the catch upon arrival to New Bedford. The Coast Guard Cutter Sanibel, a 110-foot patrol boat homeported in Woods Hole intercepted the fishing vessel Galaxy seven miles southwest of Monomoy Island, Mass., Thursday. There was a three-man crew aboard the 71-foot, New Bedford-based fishing vessel, along with 400 pounds of shucked scallops. The boarding team later discovered the master’s operator permit was expired, and the master lacked U.S. citizenship, which then put the Galaxy in violation of the 75/25 rule, 46 USC 8103. The regulation states that at least 75 percent of unlicensed seamen on a documented vessel must be U.S. citizens, with the remainder being resident aliens. It is also a requirement that only a citizen of the United States can serve as master, chief engineer, radio officer, or officer in charge of a deck or engineering watch on a U.S. documented vessel. Sanibel escorted the Galaxy into New Bedford and the case was turned over to NOAA Fisheries Enforcement. Both the operator’s permit and catch were seized.
