Archived Fisheries

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  Operation Shellback -- NOAA Fisheries/Coast Guard member/high res (339.96 KB)
  
  A NOAA fisheries law enforcement officer measures the tri-net on board the Miss Coral J. The net used for commercial fishing on the vessel was illegally being used to capture shrimp. The net was five feet to large and did not have a Turtle Exclusion Device (TED). 4,000 pounds of shrimp were seized. Coast Guard photo by PA3 Robert Nash.
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  Home Free (246.15 KB)
  
  Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffrey Thor of Station Fort Pierce keeps an eye on Madeline Keenan, 4, as she releases a turtle back to the ocean. July 7, 2003. Photo by Edgar Straeffer.
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  Planting Turtle Seeds (200.33 KB)
  
  Petty Officer 3rd Class Sienna Thomas helps Madeline Keenan, 4, release a turtle into the water. The turtles were being released after helping to test TEDs (turtle excluding devices) on fishing nets. July 7, 2003. Photo by Edgar Straeffer.
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  Escorting turtles (251.94 KB)
  
  Petty Officer Sienna Thomas and Fireman Edwin Casanova from Station Fort Pierce, Fla., guide a dolly full of turtles down a ramp in preparation for their release. July 7, 2003.
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  F/V Christopher Joe (33.97 KB)
  
  The Coast Guard Cutter Kingfisher crew spotted the crew of the Christopher Joe while they were illegally fishing inside the Oculina Banks. The Oculina Banks is located east of Cape Canaveral, Fla., and is a restricted sanctuary off limits to all fishing inside this zone. USCG photo by: CGC Kingfisher crew.
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  longlining gear (33.89 KB)
  
  Long lining gear used by the crew of the fishing vessel Christopher Joe to catch Golden Tilefish in the Oculina Banks. The Oculina Banks is a restricted fishing area east of Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Kingfisher crew terminated the Christopher Joe's voyage and turned over the suspected illegal catch and gear to NOAA Fisheries Office in Law Enforcement. Coast Guard photo by CGC Kingfisher crew.
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  Golden Tilefish (23.85 KB)
  
  Golden Tilefish seized off the commercial fishing vessel Christopher Joe by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kingfisher. The Kingfisher crew spotted the Christopher Joe crew fishing inside the Oculina Banks which is a restricted santuary to all fishing. Coast Guard photo by CGC Kingfisher crew.