Lubchenco

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

STATE OF ALASKA, No. 12-35201 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. Nos. and 3:10-cv-00271-TMB 3:11-cv-00001-TMB FREEZER LONGLINE COALITION; 3:11-cv-00004-TMB

ALASKA SEAFOOD

COOPERATIVE; THE GROUNDFISH

FORUM; ALASKA GROUNDFISH

COOPERATIVE; CASCADE

FISHING, INC.; M/V SAVAGE

INC.; OCEAN PEACE, INC.; THE

FISHING COMPANY OF ALASKA,

INC.; ALASKA JURIS, INC.;

ALASKA SPIRIT, INC.,

Washington corporations;

UNITED STATES SEAFOODS, LLC;

ALASKA ALLIANCE, LLC;

ALASKA LEGACY, LLC;

SEAFREEZE ALASKA 1, LLC;

ALASKA VAERDAL, LLC;

IQUIQUE U.S., LLC; UNIMAK

VESSEL, LLC; CAPE HORN

VESSEL, LLC; REBECCA IRENE

VESSEL, LLC; TREMONT VESSEL,

LLC; ARICA VESSEL, LLC,

Washington limited liability companies; FCA HOLDINGS, INC., an Alaska corporation; O’HARA CORPORATION, a Maine corporation; AK VICTORY, INC., a Washington corporation, Plaintiffs,

v.

JANE LUBCHENCO, in her official capacity as Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES

SERVICE; JAMES W. BALSIGER, in his official capacity as NMFS Alaska Region Administrator; PENNY…