The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia will hear arguments this Wednesday, January 4, in a lawsuit challenging two government agencies for failing to protect sea herring, river herring, and shad from New England’s industrial Atlantic herring fishery. EarthJustice attorneys are representing plaintiffs Michael S. Flaherty, charter boat Captain Alan A. Hastbacka, and the Ocean River Institute in claims that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the New England Fishery Management Council failed to take measures to stem the decline of these forage fish populations. Public interest law firm Earthjustice is representing the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. Roger Fleming and Erica Fuller Earthjustice attorneys will argue on behalf of the recreational fishing groups.
WHEN:
Wednesday, January 4, at 10 a.m. ET
WHERE:
Courtroom 26A – Fourth Floor
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
333 Constitution Avenue N.W.
Washington D.C. 20001