Center for Biological Diversity v. Ross

ELR Citation: 49 ELR 20178
No(s). 18-112 (JEB) (D.D.C. Oct 31, 2019) (Boasberg, J.)

A district court denied NMFS’ motion to stay a lawsuit concerning the effects of lobster fishing on the endangered North Atlantic right whale. The agency requested a stay pending its promulgation of two conservation measures—a new biological opinion for the American lobster fishery and a regulat...