United States First Circuit

Framework Adjustment 14 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan, adjusting certain restrictions on sea scallop fishing in the Atlantic coastal waters, is lawful.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/26/2004
• Published 02/26/2004

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric A. Bilsky with whom Sylvia F. Liu and Roger M. Fleming were on brief for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anna T. Katselas, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division with whom Thomas L. Sansonetti, Assistant Attorney General, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Jeffrey Bossert Clark, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Mauricia Baca, John Almeida, Todd S. Kim, Attorneys, Environment & Natural Resources Division and Gene S. Martin, Office of Regional Counsel, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Of Counsel), were on brief, for appellees Donald L. Evans, et al., David E. Frulla with whom Shaun M. Gehan, Brand & Frulla, P.C., H. Reed Witherby and Smith & Duggan, LLP, were on brief, for intervenor, appellee Fisheries Survival Fund.