• C/P North Star — Owner North Star Vessel LLC and operator Joshua Buchan were charged jointly and severally under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act with exceeding the maximum retainable amount of pollock. A $23,408 NOVA (notice of violation and assessment) was issued, and the case settled for $12,204.
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Cause $12K is such a deterrent to the factory trawlers.
ReplyDeleteWhat about excess amounts of king salmon, dog salmon, halibut, sablefish, herring, squid, etc.!
ReplyDeleteIn 2020 the trawlers went over their Bering Sea black cod allocation by 3591 mt's!!!!!!As far as I know no fines were issued.
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