Press Release
Seafood Company Sentenced for Illegal Sale of Blue Crabs
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SHELL BEACH SEAFOOD CO., LLC (“SHELL BEACH SEAFOOD”), a company based in St. Bernard, Louisiana, was sentenced today to a fine of $7,500.00, one-year probation and a special assessment of $125 for the illegal sale of blue crabs, in violation of the Lacey Act.
According to the Bill of Information, from on or about May 1, 2012 through March 30, 2013, SHELL BEACH SEAFOOD, did knowingly sell and transport blue crabs in interstate commerce with a market value in excess of $350 when, in the exercise of due care, SHELL BEACH SEAFOOD should have known that said blue crabs were acquired and possessed in violation of and in a manner unlawful under the laws of the State of Louisiana, specifically Louisiana Revised Statutes, R.S. 56:306.4, R.S. 56:306.5, and R.S. 56:306.6.
U.S. Attorney Evans commended the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and agents of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, who investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Sharan E. Lieberman, who is in charge of the prosecution.
Updated August 16, 2018
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