
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Yesterday the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), a federal agency charged with managing the nation’s fisheries, violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Yesterday the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), a federal agency charged with managing the nation’s fisheries, violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
an Jose, COSTA RICA August 21, 2003 – The US State Department announced in a statement that Costa Rican shrimp exports to the US will be banned until further notice, because of Costa Rica’s failure to enforce its laws that requires shrimp fishers to use Turtle Excluder Devices.