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2021 Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Exchange: Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing

2021 Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Exchange: Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing
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A Louisiana couple was fined for touching an endangered seal during their honeymoon in Hawaii

A Louisiana couple was fined for touching an endangered seal during their honeymoon in Hawaii INSIDER 9 hrs ago insider@insider.com (Lauren Frias) © NOAA Fisheries / Brittany Dolan A juvenile Hawaiian monk seal was found with a spotted eel in its nose at French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands this past summer NOAA Fisheries / Brittany Dolan A couple was fined an undisclosed amount for disturbing an endangered seal during their honeymoon in June. It is a Class C felony to disturb a Hawaiian monk seal, which carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and a $50,000 fine.

NOAA Keeps Deploying Fishery Observers But With Limits Amid Pandemic

NOAA Keeps Deploying Fishery Observers But With Limits Amid Pandemic - Honolulu Civil Beat NOAA Keeps Deploying Fishery Observers But With Limits Amid Pandemic The NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office maintained full observer coverage of swordfish but had to temporarily cease observer coverage in American Samoa. Reading time: 5 minutes. Considered essential workers, federal fishery observers have continued monitoring Pacific commercial operations during the pandemic, but COVID-19 restrictions have forced them to reduce or even cease operations in some areas. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration dispatches observers to travel aboard fishing vessels to monitor the crew’s practices and what they catch – including any bycatch of endangered species. The goal is to preserve fish stocks and protect maritime ecosystems.

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