Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. National Marine Fisheries Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 24, 2005No. 03-16842PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
Appellee National Marine Fisheries Service (“the Agency”) set 2002 fishing limits for four species of Pacific groundfish that are commonly sold as “red snapper.” Appellant Natural Resources Defense Council (“NRDC”), an environmental organization, brought suit in federal district court challenging the four limits as violating the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (“the Magnuson Act” or “the Act”), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1801 et seq., which directs that the Agency prevent overfishing; the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. §§ 501 et seq., which…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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