Legal Opinion
Coastal Conservation Ass'n v. United States Department of Commerce
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 17, 2017No. 16-30137PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
Several private anglers and the Coastal Conservation Association, a group representing private anglers (collectively, CCA), appeal the district court’s summary judgment dismissal of their lawsuit, which challenged Amendment 40 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan and the Final Rule implementing that amendment. Because we find that Amendment 40 is consistent with its organic statute and was properly devised and implemented, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
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This dispute centers on the management of the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico. This…
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