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- For state-managed fisheries, the regulatory enforcement arm is the Alaska Department of
Public Safety’s Wildlife Troopers
- For fisheries under federal management, the National Marine Fisheries Service Office for
Law Enforcement has specified authority
- Also, the federally-mandated At-Sea Observer Program places civilian scientific
observers, certified by the National Marine Fisheries Service, to go aboard fishing vessels
to collect fisheries data, and report suspected regulatory violations to the Office for Law Enforcement
- The U.S. Coast Guard also helps enforce fisheries regulations and eliminate
environmental damage and the degradation of natural resources associated with maritime
transportation, fishing, and recreational boating
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