“NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement received a letter reporting a possible violation of a federal marine resource law regarding ...

After two years of debate and 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdrew a contentious boat speed rule aimed at Atlantic right whale conservation.

The rule, first proposed in 2016, was intended to strengthen regulations that protect against IUU fishing by amending or ...

Since 2022, NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement, which uses satellite technology to monitor vessel speeds, has tightened up and has doled out over $1.1 million in fines over the last three years ...