United States Ninth Circuit
WARDS COVE PACKING CORP. v. NAT'L MARINE FISHERIES SERV., 01-35309
Where language of the relevant regulations is clear and unambiguous, a commercial fishing company is qualified to participate in two different fishing industries, despite having fished for only one species during the regulatory base period.
Appellate Information
- Argued 08/08/2002
- Decided 10/15/2002
- Published 10/15/2002
Judges
- Before HAWKINS and GOULD, Circuit Judges, and WARE, District Judge.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Jess G. Webster and Mitchell A. Broz, Mikkelborg, Broz, Wells & Fryer, PLLC, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Mark Brown, Katherine Hazard and Ellen J. Durkee, United States Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC, for the defendants-appellees.