Legal Opinion
Oceana, Inc. v. Evans
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 2, 2005No. CIV.A.04-810(ESH)PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HUVELLE, District Judge.
Plaintiff challenges the Secretary of Commerce’s approval of Amendment 10 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (“FMP” or “Scallop FMP”), a long-term program to manage the sea scallop fishery through rotational closures and other measures, and Framework 16, a set of regulations authorized by Amendment 10. Plaintiff alleges that in approving these measures, the Secretary has failed to protect loggerhead sea turtles under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.; to establish an adequate system for observing and…
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