NOAA FISHERIES (NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE)
John F. Barylsky SPECIAL AGENT NOAA FISHERIES (NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE) OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SOUTHEAST DIVISION
About us... OLE & the Office of General Counsel (GCEL) are NOAA s law enforcement team OLE is the largest law enforcement component within the Department of Commerce
MISSION OLE is the enforcement element of NOAA and the only Federal agency dedicated full time to the protection and conservation of our nations living marine resources (LMR). Agents act as subject matter experts for other agencies also involved in Marine Resource enforcement United States Coast Guard STATE Conservation Agencies
Primary laws of the OLE enforces 37 Statutes Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation & Management Act Endangered Species Act Marine Mammal Protection Act Lacey Act Marine Sanctuaries Act. Shark Finning Prohibition Act American Fisheries Act
OLE s s Primary Jurisdiction 3.36 Million square miles of open ocean Over 95,000 miles of US coastline 13 National Marine Sanctuaries High seas and international wildlife trade relating to U.S. treaties and International law
SOUTH ATLANTIC/ GULF OF MEXICO EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE (EEZ) BOUNDARY LINE Jurisdiction 83 Deg W 200 NM
OLE Personnel Special Agents, Enforcement Officers and Support Staff Special Agents (non-uniformed) 143 Complex investigations Enforcement Officers (uniformed) 17 Patrols & boardings Investigations Support Staff 61 VMS Administration IT Outreach * numbers reflect nationwide totals
Kitty Hawk 34 Special Agents 2 Enforcement Officers 5 Enforcement Technicians Wilmington Charleston Baton Rouge Stennis Space Center Niceville Galveston St. Petersburg Titusville Harlingen Puerto Rico Ft. Meyers Miami Marathon
FLETC Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Criminal Investigator Training Program Marine Law Enforcement Training Program NOAA OLE BASIC Training Laws, Gear, and Fishing Practices Advanced Investigative Training: Reid Interviewing Fraud Training Programs Etc..
COOPERATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS NOAA OLE IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ENFORCEMENT ASSESTS AT A LEVEL NECESSARY TO ADEQUATELY COVER AT-SEA/DOCKSIDE MONITORING OF FEDERAL FISHERIES Limited LE Personnel Limited Patrol Vessels
Partnerships Our Partners Federal level U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service U.S. Customs Service U.S. Border Patrol U.S. Marshals Service Federal Bureau of Investigation Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Drug Enforcement Administration Food & Drug Administration JEA Partner states & U.S. territories Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington
USCG IS THE PATROL ARM FOR FEDERAL LIVING MARINE ENFORCEMENT MISSION
Katie Moore Marine Protected Species Strategic Planner United States Coast Guard LANT/D5 OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
Overview Scope of Operations U.S. Coast Guard Organization Assets and Expertise U.S. Coast Guard Roles Constraints
Scope of Operations Part of the 5 Armed Services Serve beyond the pure military
USCG Organization
USCG Assets and Expertise 38,000 Active Duty 34,000 Auxilarists 9,000 Reservists
Coast Guard Roles Maritime Security Maritime Safety Protection of Natural Resources Maritime Mobility National Defense
Today, the Coast Guard will: Save 11 lives Assist 192 people in distress Conduct 106 search and rescue cases Protect $2.8 million in property Board and inspect 138 vessels
Today, the Coast Guard will: Interdict 14 illegal migrants at sea Seize $10.7 million worth of illegal drugs Respond to 20 oil and hazardous chemical spills
Domestic Fisheries Enforcement Program Protect America s $52 billion commercial and recreational fishing industry. Eliminate illegal encroachment by foreign fishing vessels in our EEZ. Enforce domestic fisheries laws on the 110,000 U.S. commercial vessels
Marine Protected Species Program Enforce and comply with MPS regulations. Work with other agencies & organizations to develop MPS regulations.
FY05 LMR Goals LMR Performance Data: FY05 Goal: 97% observed LMR compliance rate CG-wide: 96.38%; LANTAREA: 96.01%* Goal: Less than 202 FFV incursions CG-wide: 171; LANTAREA: 157* Source: G-OPL4
Domestic Fisheries Enforcement: CG-wide Goal 97% or greater Domestic Results Compliance Rate Compliance Rate 100.0% 99.0% 98.0% 97.0% 96.0% 95.0% 6,592 6,076 6,492 4,505 4,121 98.6% 3,408 97.3% 97.0% 95.8% 96.4% 96.3% 1 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 7000 6000 LMR Boardings 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Fisheries Boardings Compliance Rate # of Fisheries Boardings Source: G-OPL4
Foreign Fisheries Enforcement: CG-wide # of Detected Incursions Detected EEZ Incursions by HTA/Year 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Western/ Central Pacific EEZs US-MX Border- GOMEX US/RS MBL Western/Central Pacific EEZs 36 52 89 15 24 9 US-MX Border-GOMEX 100 147 139 131 212 157 US/RS MBL 45 13 22 5 10 3 Other 0 0 0 1 1 2 Other Source: G-OPL4
FY05 MPS Performance Objectives, FY05 Data 98% observed MPS compliance rate All ESA/MMPA Vios: (96.4%, 95.6%) ESA: (98.7%, 98.4%) Respond to 98% of MPS assistance requests: (approx 96.0%, 95.4%)
FY05 MPS Performance Objectives, FY05 Data LANTAREA: FY03-FY05 Observed Compliance Rate for ESA and MMPA Violations Compliance (%) 100.00% 98.00% 96.00% fy2003 fy2004 fy2005 esa vios mmpa vios
ESA Expenditures FY04 ($k) FWS, 221,589, 20% NMFS, 187,644, 17% Coast Guard, 47,732, 4% BPA, 345,766, 31% Air Force, 11,279, 1% Army, 30,275, 3% Navy, 4,220, 0% USACE, 32,136, 3% Report to the House Committee on Resources, May 05
Constraints Responding to all Missions: SAR and PWCS are Prioritized Working within Hours Ceiling Apportioned for LMR/MPS Dealing with Competing Requests for Assets Dealing with an Aging Fleet Enforcing regulations that are challenging for at-sea boarding teams (see ASMFC report)
COOPERATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS STATE CONSERVATION ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO ASSIST WITH ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL FISHERIES.
1998 FIRST JOINT ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT (JEA)
Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (COPPS) Six Components of COPPS Community Outreach Fix-It Notice ProAction NOAA Fisheries OLE Hotline Recognition and Awards Community Relations Team
COPPS activities Constituent Affairs School & civic group presentations Event participation Explanation of Federal fisheries regulations Explanation of marine mammal viewing guidelines Media Relations News releases Interviews Articles
VMS Around the Clock, Around the World A compliance rate of 96% An opportunity for reduced regulations Proven to increase profits for fishermen 2,138 operational unit (Mar 05) Infrastructure established for all divisions Actively operational in various fisheries in all divisions
National VMS Data Flow GPS Secure IP Network Satellite Communications Argos (1-way) Boatracs (2-way) Inmarsat (2-way)
Homeland Security OLE s s role in National Security Following Sept 11 th Assisted FBI with investigations in NY & Boston Assisted USMS with airport security Assisted USCS & Border Patrol with border operations Assisted FAA with Federal Air Marshal program Assisted USCG with boat patrols of the Houston ship channel Continue to serve and provide fisheries expertise on a varies of Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTFFs).
NOAA Fisheries The Office for Law Enforcement HEADQUARTERS STAFF Director (Chief) Deputy Director (Deputy Chief) Branch Chief SOUTHEAST DIVISION Special Agent-in-Charge Deputy Special Agent-in-Charge Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge OUTER BANKS FIELD OFFICE Special Agent Special Agent Dale Jones Mark Spurrier Mark Paterni Hal Robbins Tracy Dunn Paul Raymond John Barylsky Joe Wilson Office is located in Kitty Hawk, NC 252-449-0456 www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole Hotline # 800-853-1964