H & L Axelsson, Inc. v. Pritzker

OPINION

SIMANDLE, Chief Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION1

Plaintiffs H & L Axelsson, Inc., Dan Axelsson and Lars Axelsson (collectively, *356“Plaintiffs” or “the Axelssons”) bring this action to reverse and vacate the assessment of fines and penalties against them by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”), pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 1858(b).2 Plaintiffs, who are commercial fishermen based in Cape May County, N.J., failed to comply with some reporting requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (“MSA” or “the Act”), 16 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq., related…