Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Sobeck
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 25, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2015-0198PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RANDOLPH D. MOSS, United States District Judge
Blueback herring (alosa aestivalis) are silver-colored fish, roughly a foot in length, that inhabit much of North America’s Atlantic coast. The species is “anadromous,” meaning the fish are born in inland rivers, then spend most of their adult lives at sea, while still returning to their natal rivers for six to eight weeks each spring to spawn.
In 2011, the Natural Resources Defense Council (“NRDC”) petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service (“Service”) to list blueback herring as “threatened” under the Endangered Species…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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