Legal Opinion
Conservation Law Foundation v. Pritzker
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 4, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2013-0821PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
*The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act created an accountability system to ensure that our nation’s waters are not drained of their resources. Among other things, the Act requires regional Fishery Management Councils to set Annual Catch Limits for fishing off America’s shores. Those ACLs set ceilings on the amount of particular stocks of fish that can be harvested in a given year. Each Council has a Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) that recommends maximum fishing levels for the year, and the ACLs…
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