The Ocean Conservancy v. Gutierrez

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that existing on-board observer requirements comported with the requirements of National Standard Nine
• noting the great deference due to the agency when it provides a reasoned explanation for its choice of data under National Standard 2
• “Courts defer to NMFS decisions that are supported in the record and reflect reasoned decision making”
• National Standard 2 requires “only that fishery regulations be diligently researched and based on sound science.”
• “Courts defer to NMFS decisions that are supported in the record and reflect reasoned decision making, especially where, as here, the dispute involves technical legal issues that implicate substantial agency expertise.”
• “Courts defer to NMFS decisions that are supported in the record and reflect reasoned decision making, especially where, as here, the dispute involves technical issues that implicate substantial agency expertise.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).