Original language

English

Country
United States of America
Date of text
Status
Decided
Type of court
Others
Sources
InforMEA
Court name
United Nations Court of Appeals
Seat of court
San Francisco
Reference number
14-16375
Tagging
Protected Areas, Biodiversity, Evidence, Wildlife, Property, Permits
Files
14-16375_Pritzker.pdf
Link to full text
https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2016/07/15/14-16375.pdf
Justice(s)
Noonan, J.T.; Gould, R.M.; Friedland, M.T.
Abstract

The United States Court of Appeals found that the Marine Mammals Protection Act requires the National Marine Fisheries Service to take measures to attain the 'least practicable adverse impact' standard before allowing an incidental take of marine mammals, in particular the sonar activities would have negative impact on marine mammal species.