Federal Judge Upholds Rule Requiring Herring Fishermen to Pay for At-Sea Monitors
A federal judge in Rhode Island has upheld a rule requiring commercial Atlantic herring fishermen to pay for at-sea monitoring.
US District Judge William E. Smith ruled in his decision that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) acted lawfully under the Magnuson-Stevens Act when it implemented an "industry-funded" monitoring program for the Atlantic herring fishery.
Smith’s decision comes on the heels of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Chevron doctrine, which had forced courts to defer to federal agencies’ interpretations...
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