Eleventh Circuit Upholds Gag Grouper Rules Challenged by Alabama Fishermen
In an appeal of a 2024 case, Russo v Raimondo, a 3-0 decision from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals supported the lower court, upholding a rule to lower gag grouper catch limits and agreeing with other jurists that a part of the Magnuson-Stevens Act is unconstitutional.
The part that concerns courts is a rarely used veto authority given to the members of the eight regional fisheries management councils. In determining cases brought by fishermen unhappy with council decisions affecting their livelihood, detailed analyses of the process...
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