Month: May 2011

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke orders fishery enforcement penalties returned to 1

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced today that $649,527 in fisheries enforcement penalties will be returned to 11 individuals or businesses after an independent review of their cases concluded the NOAA enforcement program had in some instances “overstepped the bounds of propriety and fairness.” In his decision memo issued today, Secretary Locke acted on 30 […]

2010 Commercial and Recreational Landings Inch Back Up

2010 Commercial and Recreational Landings Inch Back Up ATLANTIC BEACH – North Carolina commercial seafood harvests rose slightly, by 4 percent, in 2010 to the highest level since 2005. The same was true for recreational harvests, which inched up 6 percent after a 15 percent decline in 2009. “The increase is a surprise considering increased […]