Washington, D.C.-based Oceana Inc. sued the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Marine Fisheries Service in Federal Court over an April amendment to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan.
Virtually all New England groundfish stocks are depleted, Oceana says. It claims Atlantic halibut is so overfished it will take until 2055 to reach a sustainable level.
Oceana says that though the plan amendment forges a "bold new direction" by establishing annual catch limits, the amendment still falls short.
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Read the Oceana suit document here.