OCEAN CONSERVANCY v. NATIONAL MARINE FISH. SERV.

No. 02-17290.

382 F.3d 1159 (2004)

The OCEAN CONSERVANCY, INC.; Turtle Island Restoration Network; Center for Biological Diversity, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Hawaii Longline Association, Intervenor-Appellee, v. NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE; United States Department of Commerce; Donald L. Evans, Secretary of the Department of Commerce, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

September 13, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Henkin, Paul H. Achitoff, Esq., Honolulu, HI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Steven Y. Otaguro, Lyons, Hagerman & Brandt, Honolulu, HI, for Intervenor-Appellee.

Laurie K. Beale, Stoel Rives LLP., Katherine W. Hazard, Esq., Seattle, WA, Thomas L. Sansonetti, Katherine W. Hazard, Esq., Washington, DC, Defendants-Appellees.

Before JAMES R. BROWNING, REINHARDT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


ORDER

PER CURIAM.

The Ocean Conservancy, Inc., Turtle Island Restoration Network, and the Center for Biological Diversity (collectively, "Ocean Conservancy") filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent the National Marine Fisheries Service ("NMFS") from authorizing scientific research into methods that might reduce the amount of endangered seaturtle "bycatch" during longline fishing. Ocean Conservancy disputes the...

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