Gulf Senators Demand Stronger NOAA Action to Stop Illegal Red Snapper Fishing
A group of 10 US senators from Gulf states urged the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to step up enforcement against illegal red snapper fishing by Mexican vessels in US waters.
“We would appreciate NOAA Fisheries’ action in more aggressively applying its existing authorities to ensure that illegally harvested red snapper is not sold in the United States,” the senators wrote to Neil Jacobs, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator.
The letter noted successful Coast Guard interdictions and seizures but said Mexican...
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