Andrea Treece, Attorney, Oceans Program: “We should be looking at … ways we can actually conserve and foster more abundant fish populations for everybody instead of just killing off the competing predators in the ocean, which is just going to destabilize the system in the end.”
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the National Marine Fisheries Service's 2019 rule requiring skimmer-trawl vessels 40 feet or longer to use turtle-excluder devices.
Plaintiffs seek court order to halt dredging at Port Everglades Inlet Sand Bypass Project in Ft Lauderdale, due to flawed biological opinions by the National Marine Fisheries Service which underestimated…
Plaintiffs challenge the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and National Marine Fisheries Service for violating the Endangered Species Act and the Administrative Procedure Act by approving the Port Everglades Inlet…
Rumela Roy, Attorney, Oceans Program: “These photos are visual proof of how commercial trawl fisheries are impacting our marine species and ecosystems. They also provide key insights into how to improve fisheries management and better protect our oceans. We are pleased that the court’s order makes clear that NMFS cannot…
Together with our clients, we’re wielding the power of the law across 700 legal matters to protect people and our planet. With deep gratitude, we are pleased to share highlights…
Our teams in Bozeman, Montana, and Denver, Colorado, have spent decades fighting to defend the web of life, to protect people’s health, and to advance a just transition to clean…
Letter to Members of Congress opposing the Biological Opinion on the Federally Regulated Oil and Gas Program Activities in the Gulf of Mexico Provision in the Reconciliation Bill.
Earthjustice, on behalf of the Sierra Club, the Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth, and the Turtle Island Restoration Network, filed suit to properly protect rare species, including…
Alaska U.S. District Court ruling from March 11, 2025 finding that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) can continue to rely on nearly 20-year-old environmental studies to inform federal management…
