Groundfish Forum, Inc. v. National Marine Fisheries Service

ELR Citation: 54 ELR 20155
No(s). 3:23-cv-00283-SLG (D. Alaska Nov 8, 2024) (Gleason, J.)

A district court dismissed a trade group's lawsuit challenging NMFS' implementation of an amendment to the groundfish fishery management plan (FMP) that changed how the halibut bycatch limit is set for fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. The group argued the amendment violated the Magn...