October 14, 2014 — Seattle-based seafood processor American Seafoods Co. said it's settled a dispute regarding scales on its fishing vessels with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by paying a civil penalty of $1.75 million.
NOAA had charged that that the flow scales were sometimes inaccurate during specific seasons on three of American Seafoods’ vessels.
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