Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit March 8, 2010, No. 09-1586 (Salisbury v. United States)

OPINION

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

John Van Salisbury appeals a $152,500 penalty assessed by the United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”), for civil violations of the Mag-nuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (“Magnuson-Stevens Act”), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1801-1882.