USCG Boards Gulf Shrimper for Safety Inspection, Finds 20 MT of Shrimp Aboard and Expired Permit
Last Thursday, Coast Guard Station Key West law enforcement officers boarded a commercial fishing vessel approximately 12 miles off the Marquesas Keys for a routine safety inspection and discovered the crew was fishing with an expired permit.
The Coast Guard terminated the vessel’s voyage due to their possession of 45,000 pounds of pink shrimp on board without a valid commercial fishing permit.
The vessel, which will remain unnamed due to the open investigation, is returning to its homeport in Alabama ...
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