US District Court to hear Earthjustice / recreational lawsuit on sea herring, river herring, and shad
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The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia will hear arguments this Wednesday, January 4, in a lawsuit challenging two government agencies for failing to protect sea herring, river herring, and shad from New England’s industrial Atlantic herring fishery. EarthJustice attorneys are representing plaintiffs Michael S. Flaherty, charter boat Captain Alan A. Hastbacka, and the Ocean River Institute in claims that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the New England Fishery Management Council failed to take measures to stem the decline of these forage fish populations. Public interest law firm Earthjustice is representing the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. Roger Fleming and Erica Fuller Earthjustice attorneys will argue on behalf of the recreational fishing groups.
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New England Fishing Limits Survive Challenge
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WASHINGTON (CN) - A federal judge dismissed claims that the New England Fishery Management Council's fishery-management plan violates overfishing laws by failing to monitor annual catch limits and controlling bycatch.
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New Bedford, fishing interests appeal ruling in suit
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New Bedford, Gloucester and a host of fishing industry co-plaintiffs have appealed a ruling against them and in favor of the Commerce Department in a federal lawsuit last June.
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Gloucester stands by fishing suit appeal
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The formal appeals from fishing industry plaintiffs seeking to overturn a
federal judge's June ruling upholding the framework for the
controversial catch share management system are due and expected
Wednesday in the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Commercial fishing operation charged with overharvesting scallops in New Jersey
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ATLANTIC CITY — A Maine seafood company, one of its owners and four fishermen have been charged in a conspiracy to falsify records and obstruct justice in connection with overharvesting Atlantic sea scallops off the coast of New Jersey, authorities said.
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