NOAA Enforcement Nets New Jersey Captain, Seafood Dealer in Illegal Scallop Scheme

NOAA Fisheries' Office of Law Enforcement highlighted its successful prosecution of a New Jersey fishing captain and seafood dealer who operated an illegal scallop harvesting conspiracy from October 2017 to April 2021.
While NOAA's announcement omitted the defendants' names, court records and DOJ Environmental Crimes Bulletins identify them as Captain Darren McClave and seafood dealer Antonio Pereira. The sentencing details and timelines in DOJ notices precisely match NOAA's case summary.
McClave was sentenced to a $10,000 fine, two years' probation, and six months of home detention...
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