ELR Citation: 50 ELR 20013
No(s). 4:19-cv-03135-KAW (N.D. Cal. Dec 20, 2019) (Westmore, J.)

A district court vacated exempted fishing permits issued by NMFS that allowed two vessels to engage in commercial longline fishing in federal waters off the coast of California for two years. Environmental groups contended that the permits threatened the survival and recovery of Pacific leatherback ...