ELR Citation: 46 ELR 20138
No(s). 15-35103 (9th Cir. Aug 10, 2016)

The Ninth Circuit held that NMFS may collect cost recovery fees for the Pacific groundfish fishery from individual members of the Pacific whiting catcher-processing sector, but that NMFS’ calculation of the 2014 cost recovery fee for that sector was inconsistent with its own regulation. Under the ...