ELR Citation: 55 ELR 20032
No(s). 3:23-cv-00074-SLG (D. Alaska Mar 11, 2025) (Gleason, J.)

Tribal groups argued NMFS violated NEPA in adopting the harvest specifications because they relied on outdated EISs despite dramatic changes to the ecosystem that necessitated an updated environmental analysis. The court found the specifications were not arbitrary and capricious because NMFS concluded, based on its reasoned evaluation of new information regarding changes in the region, that the specifications would not result in significant impacts to the human environment that were not considered in the 2007 EIS, and that a supplemental EIS was not required. It granted summary judgment for NMFS and dismissed the suit.