The new U.S. administrator for oceans and fisheries yesterday granted the Massachusetts congressional delegation its wish: an independent investigation into fishery law enforcement practices.
Jane Lubchencoโs office released a letter to U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in which she reports asking for the inspector general of the Department of Commerce โ the parent agency of Lubchencoโs National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration โ to conduct a "formal review of our enforcement operations."
In the letter, she said she asked for an "evaluation of the overall approach to enforcement in both our (police and prosecutorial offices)."
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