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Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association, Inc. v. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) et al
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1:24-cv-10332
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Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
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- Center for Biological Diversity Inc.
- Conservation Law Foundation Inc.
- Defenders of Wildlife
- Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association
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March 14, 2024
Mass. Lobstermen Win Case Fighting Feds' Fishing Closure
A Massachusetts federal judge ruled Thursday that the National Marine Fisheries Service illegally closed a 200-square-mile swath of ocean to protect the endangered North Atlantic Right Whales, backing a legal challenge by a lobster fishing industry group.
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February 28, 2024
Green Groups Back Mass. Lobstering Closure To Save Whales
Conservation groups told a Massachusetts federal court that an offshore seasonal fishing closure is critical to stop gear entanglements threatening nearly extinct North Atlantic right whales, urging the court to reject the lobster industry's move to block the restrictions.
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February 09, 2024
Mass. Lobstermen Say Feds Used Bad Data To Close Waters
Lobster fishermen in Massachusetts filed suit Friday challenging the latest move by the federal government to close a swath of ocean to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, saying officials relied on faulty doomsday assumptions about the risk to the species.