On Friday, Cause of Action Institute sent a letter to President Trump thanking him for his Executive Order helping the fishing industry and asking him to intervene and order the suspension and repeal of coercive fishing regulations. We recently filed suit on behalf of a group of herring fishermen, challenging a rule that requires them to pay for government contracted monitors that watch them fish. Not only are these monitors unnecessary, they cost upwards of $710 dollars per day, which can actually exceed a fisherman’s daily revenue. This regulation is unlawful, passed without any statutory authorization of Congress. We request that President Trump act now to immediately lessen the regulatory burden on fishermen and save jobs.
You can read the letter here.
Family Fishermen Challenge Illegal, Industry-Killing At-Sea Monitoring Rule from Department of Commerce
Arlington, VA (Feb. 19, 2020) – Cause of Action Institute (“CoA Institute”) today filed a lawsuit on behalf of a group of New Jersey family fishermen to block a new regulation that would force them to pay for third-party “at-sea monitors.” The industry-killing rule—which was designed by the New England Fishery Management Council and promulgated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Department of Commerce—will require certain boats in the Atlantic herring fishery to carry “at-sea monitors” and at their own cost. Learn More