Litigating Authority of the Regional Fishery Management Councils

Litigating Authority of the Regional Fishery Management Councils T h e leg islativ e h isto ry and g en eral s ta tu to ry fra m e w o rk o f th e F ish e ry C o n serv atio n and M a n ag em en t A c t o f 1976 in d icate th a t C o n g re ss d id n ot in ten d the R egional F ish ery M an ag em en t C o u n c ils to h av e litig atin g a u th o rity in d ep en d en t o f th e D e p a rtm e n t o f Ju stice, so as to en ab le them to c h a lle n g e in c o u rt a d ecision by th e S e c re ta ry o f C o m m e rc e taken u n d er the F C M A and relatin g to the establishm ent o f th e C o u…