National Marine Fisheries Service

National Marine Fisheries Service Proposes A Merger Of Its West Coast Regions

by Katrina Diaz | Nossaman LLP on 5/2/2013

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) recently proposed merging its Southwest and Northwest administrative regions, which would result in a savings of $3 million annually in management costs. NMFS is a component of the...more

First Oregon, Now Washington Water Quality Standards Under Attack

by Richard Glick | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/11/2013

On February 26, in a reprise of its partially successful assault on Oregon water quality standards, Northwest Environmental Advocates sent a Notice of Intent to Sue EPA for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and...more

Fourth Circuit Strikes NMFS Biological Opinion Regarding Pesticide Registrations

by Paul Weiland | Nossaman LLP on 2/25/2013

In a unanimous panel decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a biological opinion issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) regarding the effects of three pesticides on...more

Proposed Rule Would Regulate U.S. Navy's Impact On Marine Mammals

by Erik Beck | Nossaman LLP on 2/5/2013

On January 31, 2013, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a proposed rule to regulate the impact of United States Navy exercises on marine mammals. The rule would affect areas off the Southern California,...more

Ninth Circuit Upholds Idaho Roadless Rule, Finding U.S. Fish And Wildlife's Reliance On U.S. Forest Service Commitments Reasonable

by Ashley Remillard | Nossaman LLP on 1/18/2013

In Jayne v. Sherman, --- F.3d ---, 2013 U.S. App. Lexis 417, *1 (9th Cir. Jan. 7, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a biological opinion issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)...more

National Marine Fisheries Service Lists Two Arctic Seals Under The Endangered Species Act

by Ashley Remillard | Nossaman LLP on 1/7/2013

On December 28, 2012, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a final rule listing three subspecies of the ringed seal as threatened and one subspecies as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The...more

District Court Allows Action For ESA Violations To Proceed Regarding Naval Operations Off The Atlantic Coast

by Paul Weiland | Nossaman LLP on 12/28/2012

On December 26, 2012, in Strahan v. Roughead, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied a motion brought by federal defendants to dismiss as moot plaintiffs’ claims that the Navy is operating...more

NMFS Considers Delisting A Distinct Population Segment Of The Southern Resident Killer Whale

by Katrina Diaz | Nossaman LLP on 12/5/2012

On November 26, 2012, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS or the Service) accepted a petition to delist a distinct population segment (DPS) of the Southern Resident killer whales, which is currently listed as...more

NMFS Releases Draft Recovery Plan For Steelhead On The South-Central California Coast

by Paul Weiland | Nossaman LLP on 10/25/2012

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has released a public draft recovery plan for the distinct population segment (DPS) of steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) that occupies California's South-Central Coast. NMFS...more

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