miles off the west coast, 800 miles offshore in the Gulf of Alaska, 350 

 miles in the Bering Sea, 200 miles in the Atlantic, and 60 miles in the 

 Gulf of Mexico. 



Violations of international agreements by foreign vessels are 

 handled in accordance with the terms of the agreement violated. This 

 generally means that a report of the violation is forwarded to the 

 country of the vessel involved with the expectation that the country 

 will take appropriate punitive action. In some cases, foreign 

 violators are detained for delivery to officials from their country. 

 Violators of U.S. territorial waters and contiguous fishery zones are 

 seized and prosecuted by the United States. During the first nine 

 months of 1973, 13 foreign and U.S. vessels were found in violation 

 of U.S. law and fined or penalized a total of $738,093. 



Enforcement of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, the 

 Endangered Species Act of 1973, and other acts governing the sale, 

 'transportation, and importation of wildlife and fish, generally 

 involve enforcement activities that go beyond commercial fishing. 

 NMFS has engaged in, or has under development, cooperative 

 agreements with various State and Federal agencies to supplement 

 enforcement capabilities in areas where other enforcement agencies 

 are in a better position to provide immediate enforcement efforts. 

 BSFW has complementary enforcement functions, including 

 responsibility for monitoring ports of entry. 



Working arrangements have been concluded with the U.S. 

 Customs Service and BSFW. In addition, NMFS is developing 

 working arrangements with the Department of Agriculture 

 regarding inspection of marine mammal holding facilities located 

 throughout the United States. Cooperative enforcement contracts 

 with 10 coastal States to supplement in-house marine mammal 

 enforcement capability are presently in effect. 



BSFW initiated a national surveillance program on August 1, 1973, 

 to protect coastal marine habitats by assisting the U.S. Army Corps 

 of Engineers to detect and document suspected violations of the 1899 

 Rivers and Harbors Act (33 U.S.C. 403) and the Federal Water 

 Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. Reports of suspected 

 violations are coordinated with the Justice Department, NMFS, the 

 Office of Interstate Land Sales Registration (U.S. Department of 

 Housing and Urban Development), State game and fish agencies, and 

 other concerned State and Federal agencies. Program efforts are 

 primarily limited to the reporting of unauthorized dredging and 

 filling activities in estuarine, wetland, and coastal areas. However, 

 in areas of high fish and wildlife value or intense recreation use, 

 other encroachments such as unauthorized pier and dock facilities 

 also are reported. In addition, BSFW personnel provide testimony as 



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