...in areas designated as critical habitat for endangered Steller sea lions in western Alaska. U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly of Seattle concluded the National Marine Fisheries Service hasn't done enough to protect the large marine mammals...
...in areas designated as critical habitat for endangered Steller sea lions in western Alaska. U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly of Seattle concluded the National Marine Fisheries Service hasn't done enough to protect the large marine mammals...
...will be declared in violation of federal law unless it sorts out the source of the problem, U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly wrote in an opinion that expands upon a one-page order he released last week. At the center of the dispute is the...
...to a federal judge in Seattle by the plaintiffs, federal regulators and fishing groups. If U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly approves the request, the lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service - the agency that regulates commercial...
...will be declared in violation of federal law unless it sorts out the source of the problem, U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly wrote in an opinion that expands upon a one-page order he released last week. At the center of the dispute is the...
...their full share of profits from the harvest of pollock roe. The lawsuit had sought as much as $23 million. Judge Thomas Zilly ruled that a breach of contract between the company and its crew was not willful. Rather, the problem involved whether...
...environmental groups, the pollock fishing industry and the U.S. Justice Department meet with U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly of Seattle. Environmental groups want the rules modified immediately to further protect sea lions, but the judge may...
...ban will be in the final legislation. Alaska's fishing industry was staggered last July when U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly of Seattle halted bottom fishing in sea lion critical habitat "until further order of this court." The ruling came...
...environmental groups, the pollock fishing industry and the U.S. Justice Department meet with U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly of Seattle. Environmental groups want the rules modified immediately to further protect sea lions, but the judge may...
...directed that no appeal be taken from the district court's order,² the message said. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Zilly of Seattle last month ordered a halt to all groundfish fishing within 20 miles of Steller sea lion rookeries and haul-outs...
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