Legal Opinion
Turtle Island Restoration Network Center for Biological Diversity v. National Marine Fisheries Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 21, 2003No. 02-15027PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HUG, Circuit Judge.
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Turtle Island Restoration Network (collectively, the “Center”) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the National Marine Fisheries Service (“Fisheries Service”). This case presents the question of whether the issuance of fishing permits by the Fisheries Service pursuant to the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act (“Compliance Act”), 16 U.S.C. § 5501-5509, invokes the consultation requirements of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). The Center brought this action pursuant to the citizen suit provision…
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