NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement Foils Crab Trafficking Plot in Kodiak

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NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement Foils Crab Trafficking Plot in Kodiak

Kodiak fisherman sentenced to prison and banned from fishing for trafficking diseased crab. NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement led an investigation that resulted in a Kodiak fisherman being sentenced to prison for illegally trafficking diseased crab from Alaska to Washington. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska handled the successful prosecution. On May […]

Reward Available for Information About Shooting of Steller Sea Lions in Cordova

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Reward Available for Information About Shooting of Steller Sea Lions in Cordova

NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to a civil penalty or criminal conviction in the May 2023 shooting of seven Steller sea lions. The Steller sea lions, which are protected under federal law, were killed near Cordova, Alaska in the Copper River Delta.  “We’re asking […]