American Seafoods issued this statement regarding federal charges that two of the company's factory trawlers underweighed catches of Alaska pollock:
We confirm that we've received two Notices of Violation and Assessments, or NOVAs, proposing civil penalties related to alleged inaccurate flow scale readings on two of our catcher/processor vessels. We are reviewing the NOVAs and related information to better understand the bases for the allegations. American Seafoods takes seriously its commitment to sustainable fishing practices and has cooperated fully with NOAA in investigating these matters. The company intends to respond to the allegations contained in the NOVAs after it has completed its review.
Which man will get the ax is the question.
ReplyDeleteI bet it won't be their lobbyist.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many lawyers and lobbyists American Seafoods have on this case. Poor people have no representation, rich people have more than they rightfully should!
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing the factory managers, who were forced to compete for absurdly high recovery rates, will get the axe. Of course the higher ups will deny that they ever encouraged their crew to cheat. It all will be pretty similar to what happened with the Unimak and Rebecca Irene. Wonder what ever happened to Corky Decker, Paul Ison and Dan Skauge after they took the fall for Iquique.
ReplyDeleteLet's hope that the little managers will have evidence that will point to the real culprits - the greedy owners.
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