Legal Opinion
Ampro Fisheries, Inc. v. Yaskin
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 4, 1992PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
O’HERN, J.
This appeal primarily concerns two issues of federal law: (1) whether the interstate Compact of 1905 between New Jersey and Delaware prohibits New Jersey from unilaterally regulating the fishing of menhaden in the territorial waters of New Jersey in the Delaware Bay, and (2) whether, in any of the territorial waters of the state, the regulations at issue constitute an impermissible burden on interstate commerce.
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A
For the purpose of providing a brief history of the menhaden-fishing industry in New Jersey, we draw upon the briefs and appendices…
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