Legal Opinion
Earth Island Institute v. Christopher
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 1, 1993No. 92-16544PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
Earth Island Institute appeals the district court’s dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of its lawsuit to enforce the provisions of section 609 of Public Law 101-162, 103 Stat. 1037, which is codified in 16 U.S.C. § 1537 (Supp. 1993). The purpose of the statute is to promote the international protection of sea turtles.
Sea turtles are often trapped in the nets used in commercial shrimp trawl fishing and are then vulnerable to drowning. In response to this problem, scientists in this country developed “turtle excluder devices,” (“TED’s”) to prevent the accidental…
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3Cited by22 opinions
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