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CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY et al v. ROSS et al
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January 30, 2024
Suit Over Lobster Fishing Rule Now Moot, Judge Says
A D.C. federal judge has dismissed a suit from environmental groups challenging regulations that they say fail to adequately protect an endangered whale species, with the judge holding in an opinion filed Monday that a new law and a circuit court ruling make their claims moot.
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November 18, 2022
Feds Ordered To Revise Lobster Fishing Rule Over Whale Risk
A D.C. federal judge has given the government two years to update its Atlantic lobster fishery regulations to adequately protect an endangered whale species, aiming to both save the whales and avoid a massive lobster industry shutdown that might otherwise occur.
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July 08, 2022
Federal Approval Of Lobster Fishery Violates ESA, Judge Says
A federal judge Friday invalidated approvals for a lobster fishery in the North Atlantic after finding the government failed to adequately protect a threatened whale species, which environmental groups said needs strict protection so the whales don't die in fishing lines.
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August 20, 2020
Atlantic Lobster Fishing OK'd Despite Risk To Whale Species
Lobster fishing that poses a threat to a whale species on the cusp of extinction won't be interrupted this year despite a ruling that the U.S. government ignored the risks when drafting rules for the operations six years ago.
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April 10, 2020
Feds Failed To Protect Endangered Whales, Judge Rules
The National Marine Fisheries Service knew lobster fishing along the Atlantic coast was significantly affecting a whale species on the cusp of extinction but enabled its continued operation anyway, a D.C. federal court has ruled.