Manny Antonaras, Martina Sagapolu and Everett Baxter are the newest assistant directors to join NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement (OLE). “NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is essential to the ...

“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.

Coast Guard Enforcement personnel escorted the vessel to New Bedford, Mass., where a NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement agent seized the catch, with an estimated value of $40,000. Final ...

NOAA Fisheries and the Office of Law Enforcement will host a trio of workshops for members of the fishing industry that will answer questions about harassment and to further support observers in the ...

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

Despite its best efforts, NMFS does not have sufficient time to finalize this regulation in this Administration due to the ...

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 ...