August 11, 2017 — A fishermen’s group says it’s still waiting on the federal government’s response to a petition it filed with the U.S. Supreme Court about the cost of fishing monitors.
The government shifted the cost of paying for monitors to fishermen last year, prompting a legal battle. A group of fishermen led by David Goethel of New Hampshire filed a petition seeking a review of the case last month.
A spokesman for the fishermen’s attorney says the government has until Monday to respond and has not done so.
Read the full story from the Associated Press at the New Haven Register