Salmon Spawning & Recovery Alliance v. Basham

OPINION

BARZILAY, Judge.

Plaintiffs Salmon Spawning & Recovery Alliance, Native Fish Society, and Clark-Skamania Flyfishers (collectively “Plaintiffs”) have moved for judgment on the agency record, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), 16 U.S.C. § 1531 (2000), et seq., the Administrative Procedures Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. §§ 551-706 (2000), and USCIT Rule 56.1, to challenge Defendants’ 1 failure to perform ESA-mandated duties in connection with the importation of threatened and endangered 2 salmon from Canada into the United States. Specifically, Plaintiffs aver 1) that Defendants have…