Legal Opinion
Turtle Island Restoration Network v. United States Department of Commerce
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 27, 2017No. 13-17123PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dissent by Judge Callahan
OPINION
MURGUIA, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Turtle Island Restoration Network and the Center for Biological Diversity challenge the decision of the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) to allow a Hawaii-based swordfish fishery to increase its fishing efforts, which may result in the unintentional deaths of endangered sea turtles. Plaintiffs also challenge the decision of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) to issue a “special purpose” permit to the NMFS, which authorizes the fishery to incidentally kill migratory birds.
Plaintiffs brought suit against the…
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