Sunday, August 3, 2025

$12K settlement reached in factory trawl case

NOAA's Office of General Counsel reports the following case resolution:

• 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.

3 comments:

  1. Cause $12K is such a deterrent to the factory trawlers.

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  2. What about excess amounts of king salmon, dog salmon, halibut, sablefish, herring, squid, etc.!

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  3. In 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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