Legal Opinion
United States v. Marunaka Maru No. 88
District Court, D. Alaska
Decided March 31, 1983No. A 81-330 CivilPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FITZGERALD, District Judge.
The MARUNAKA MARU NO. 88, a Japanese high seas gill-netter, was sighted by the Coast Guard on June 10, 1981 approximately 49 miles south of Kiska Island within the Fishery Conservation Zone. On June 11, 1981, the MARUNAKA MARU was boarded and seized by the Coast Guard for alleged violations of the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (FMCA). 1 After being seized, the vessel was brought to Kodiak, Alaska where custody was transferred to the Coast Guard Support Center.
According to the government’s complaint, when first sighted, the MARUNAKA MARU’s…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Treasure Salvors, Inc. v. The Unidentified Wrecked And Abandoned Sailing VesselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Ernest E. Burgess v. M/v Tamano, Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Cobb Coin Co. v. Unidentified, Wrecked & Abandoned Sailing VesselDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1982
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Cactus Pipe & Supply Co., Inc., Cross-Appellee v. M/v Montmartre, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc., Orient Leasing Co., Ltd., Cross v. Corinth Pipeworks, S.A., Cross Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Kramer v. MosbacherCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
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