North Carolina Fisheries Ass'n v. Brown

ELR Citation: ELR 21064
No(s). 2:95cv1178 (E.D. Va. Feb 16, 1996)

The court holds that a moratorium imposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on possessing and harvesting Atlantic Coast weakfish in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) exceeds the authority granted to NMFS by the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (Atlantic Coastal Act...