C & W Fish Company, Inc. v. William W. Fox, Jr., Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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• noting that “[t]his requirement poses only a minimal hurdle for” the agency
• relying on express reservation of authority to permit intervening action by higher-ranking agency official
• upholding amendment banning drift gillnet technique despite burdening fishermen who use that technique
• “Because the agency is expected to have expertise is its area, a certain degree of deference is due, particularly on issues about which experts disagree.”
• “In the context of adjudicatory proceedings . . . due process requires . . . scrutiny of prejudgment bias and preju- dice.”
• “an individual should be disqualified from rule-making ‘only when there has been a clear and convincing showing that' the Department member has an unalterably closed mind on matters critical to the disposition of the proceeding.’ ”

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