Oceana, Inc. v. Gutierrez

ELR Citation: ELR 20124
No(s). 05-5448 (D.C. Cir. Jun 1, 2007)

The court upheld National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Fisheries' (NOAA-Fisheries') longline fishing regulations for the Atlantic fishery. In a 2001 biological opinion (BO), NOAA-Fisheries determined that longline fishing was likely to jeopardize the continued existence of leatherback sea ...