United States First Circuit

Following a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) determination that plaintiff was liable for trawling in a restricted gear area in violation of Magnuson-Stevens Fishing Conservation and Management Act regulations, plaintiff was fined and suspended one-quarter of the seasonal fishing days under its permit. The district court's decision upholding the NOAA decision is affirmed, where, though the case against plaintiff is not ironclad, the NOAA did not act irrationally nor without minimally sufficient support in the record to conclude that plaintiff's vessel plotted in the restricted area.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/24/2014
• Published 10/24/2014

Judges

• Kayatta

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel