Enforcement Overview
CaribbeanFisheryManagementCouncilMeeting
April24,2024
Supervisory Enforcement Officer
Pat O’Shaughnessy
Special Agent
Miguel Borges
EnforcementReminders
Seasonal Spawning Closures
➢GrouperspeciesinfederalwatersoffPuerto Rico,USVI-throughApril30th
➢Grammanik Bank
➢Anynon-HMSfishspecies-throughApril30th
➢MuttonandLaneinfederalwatersoffPuerto Rico,USVI-throughJune30th
➢Mutton
Spawning Aggregation Area
Shark Retention Prohibited
➢
OceanicWhitetip
➢Hammerheads
➢Commercial/recreationalban-dealersincluded
➢EffectiveFebruary2nd,2024
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IUU/Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP)
➢Pointsourcetracking
➢Properdocumentation
➢Mislabeling/Repackagingseafoodproduct
U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | National Marine Fisheries Service Page 3
USVI
PuertoRico
Patrols
➢
Grouper/Snapperretentionfocus
➢Boardedseveralvessels
U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | National Marine Fisheries Service Page 4
Glass Eels
➢JointEffort
RECENTCASES
➢110,000eels,50k,est$100,000
➢Criminalcase
➢LaceyActtrafficking, smuggling,failuretostop
Endangered Species
➢Greenseaturtleincooler
➢Publiccomplaint/tipintegral
➢Subjectsentencedto1yr probation
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ReportAViolation
NOAA’sLawEnforcementHotline, available24/7at (800) 853-1964
•Location,time,anddateoftheactivity.
•Descriptionoftheactivity.
•Name(s)ofthevessel,owner/operator,captain,crew, oradditionalwitnesses.
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QUESTIONS
