Appellate Practice
Jul. 8, 2006
Appeals Panel Rejects Fishermen's Push Against Salmon Limits
Federal regulators are not required to count salmon that spawn at hatcheries when deciding Pacific Ocean fishing limits, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Federal regulators are not required to count salmon that spawn at hatcheries when deciding Pacific Ocean fishing limits, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
The decision affects management of dwindling West Coast salmon stocks, which are a factor in many water-use and resource controversies. However, the ruling was confined to a law that...
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