ELR Citation: 54 ELR 20015
No(s). 18-112 (JEB) (D.D.C. Jan 29, 2024) (Boasberg, J.)

A district court granted NMFS' motion to dismiss a challenge to its lobster fishing gear regulations. Environmental groups argued the regulations did not adequately protect the endangered North American right whale, in violation of the ESA and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. NMFS moved to dismiss ...