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The Republic versus Boniface Aloyce - No. 03 of 2013

Tanzania, Un. Rep. of
Morogoro
District Court
National - lower court
General
2013

The accused was arrested at Ituka areas within Mikumi National Park in while he was in possession of various species specified as government trophies to wit were elephant tusks and hippopotamus teeth. He was also found in possession of fish and of various weapons believed to be used in poaching activities.

Defenders of Wildlife v. Hogarth

United States of America
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
National - higher court
General
2003

Fishermen in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean sought to exploit the synergy between dolphins and yellowfin tuna and began adopting a fishing method called purse seine fishing. Fishermen using this method inevitably set their nets around dolphins and tuna alike.

Blagdon v HMTQ

Canada
Newfoundland
Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador Trial Division
National - lower court
Civil
2010

William Blagdon appealed a conviction and the sentence he received in the Provincial Court for breaching section 91(3)(a) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, contrary to section 78(a) of the Fisheries Act.

Humane Society of the United States v. Clinton

United States of America
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
National - higher court
General
2001

The Driftnet Act establishes a process under which the United States may take various actions against a foreign nation whose fishing vessels on the high seas engage in large-scale driftnet fishing. Italian fishing vessels were using these nets. Subsequent negotiations between Italy and the President of the U.S.

Humane Society of the United States v. Brown

United States of America
United States Court of International Trade
Others
Other or unknown
1996

In addition to banning large-scale pelagic driftnets by U.S. vessels and nationals, the Driftnet Act established a mechanism to deter the use of driftnets by foreign vessels in international waters. Under this mechanism, the U.S.

Yates v. United States

United States of America
Supreme Court of the United States
National - higher court
General
2015

A fisheries officer noticed that the defendant (Yates) had scores of undersized red grouper on board. This was a violation of federal conservation regulations, which prohibited fishermen from retaining grouper under a certain length.

United States of America v. Marshalls 201

United States of America
U.S. District Court of Guam
National - lower court
General
2008

The defendant is the owner of the Marshall 201, a vessel spotted by a U.S. Coast Guard within the U.S. EEZ surrounding Baker and Howland Islands. The vessel had no permission to fish in the zone. Nevertheless, the vessel carried 130 tons of tuna presumably harvested from U.S. waters.

American Pelagic Fishing Company, L.P. v. United States

United States of America
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
National - higher court
General
2004

The plaintiff is American Pelagic, a company whose President and sole shareholder, purchased a large boat, the Atlantic Star, in 1996 to transform it into a massive fishing vessel. In 1997, NMFS issued both a valid Atlantic mackerel permit and a Northeast Multispecies fish permit to the vessel.

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