Legal Opinion
Cook Inlet Beluga Whale v. Daley
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 20, 2001No. Civil Action 00-1017(JR)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBERTSON, District Judge
This Administrative Procedure Act case presents a challenge to the decision of the Secretary of Commerce and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to list the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale as “depleted” under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, but not as “endangered” or “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Secretary determined that the recent Beluga Whale population decrease, which everyone agrees is attributable almost exclusively to over-hunting, can be arrested using the statutory protection afforded “depleted” marine mammal species…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the United States of America, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Southwest Center for Biological Diversity v. BabbittCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
- Defenders of Wildlife v. BabbittDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1997
- National Park and Conservation Ass'n v. StantonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1999
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