VANDEVERE v. LLOYD

No. 09-35957.

644 F.3d 957 (2011)

Dyer L. VANDEVERE; John McCombs; Gary Hollier; and John N. Jent, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Denby LLOYD, Commissioner of the Fisheries and the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, in his official capacity, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 11, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur S. Robinson , Robinson & Associates, Soldotna, AK, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Lance B. Nelson , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Natural Resources Section, Anchorage, AK, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: ARTHUR L. ALARCÓN, SUSAN P. GRABER, and JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

GRABER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs Dyer L. Vandevere, John McCombs, Gary Hollier, and John Jent fish commercially for salmon in the waters of Alaska's Upper Cook Inlet. State-issued entry permits and shore fishery leases allow them to fish there. After Alaska promulgated regulations that shorten the fishing year and limit the number of salmon that commercial fishers may harvest, Plaintiffs brought this action against Defendant Denby Lloyd, who is...

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