July 21 – Federal inspectors conducting a review of fisheries law enforcement could turn their attention to North Carolina.
"We will go wherever information relevant to the review takes us," said Assistant Inspector General for Investigations Scott Berenberg at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Berenberg heads an investigation into allegations that the law enforcement branch of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Fisheries Service routinely uses "excessive penalties and retaliatory actions" in enforcing federal fishing laws.