Species Protection: National Marine Fisheries Service Enforcement Efforts
RCED-93-127BR
Published: Jun 21, 1993. Publicly Released: Jul 07, 1993.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) enforcement activities, focusing on the: (1) level of its enforcement actions; and (2) penalties NMFS assessed to enforce four major fisheries and marine species protection laws in the southeastern United States.
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