JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
Chet Alexander, a marine salvor, was convicted by a jury of violating an Interior Department regulation imposing criminal liability upon any person who, without having first obtained a permit, damages a "viable coral community" located on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). 43 CFR § 6224.1-1. The main issue of this appeal is whether Section 5(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (the Act), 43 U.S.C.A. § 1334(a), authorizes...
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