Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, Inc. Institute for Fisheries Resources Oregon Natural Resources Council Umpqua Watersheds Coast Range Association Headwaters v. National Marine Fisheries Service, and Douglas Timber Operators Northwest Forestry Association, Defendants-Intervenors- Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associationg, Inc. Institute for Fisheries Resources Oregon Natural Resources Council Umpqua Watersheds Coast Range Association Headwaters v. National Marine Fisheries Service, and Douglas Timber Operations Northwest Forestry Association, Defendants-Intervenors
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265 F.3d 1028 (9th Cir. 2001) PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS, INC.; INSTITUTE FOR FISHERIES RESOURCES; OREGON NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL; UMPQUA WATERSHEDS; COAST RANGE ASSOCIATION; HEADWATERS, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, v. NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, DEFENDANT, AND DOUGLAS TIMBER OPERATORS; NORTHWEST FORESTRY ASSOCIATION, DEFENDANTS-INTERVENORS- APPELLANTS. PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATIONG, INC.; INSTITUTE FOR FISHERIES RESOURCES; OREGON NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL; UMPQUA WATERSHEDS; COAST RANGE ASSOCIATION; HEADWATERS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEES, v. NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, AND DOUGLAS TIMBER OPERATIONS; NORTHWEST FORESTRY ASSOCIATION, DEFENDANTS-INTERVENORS. No. 99-36027, No. 99-36195 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued and Submitted June 8, 2000--Seattle, Washington Submission Vacated September 15, 2000 Resubmitted May 8, 2001 Filed May 31, 2001 Corrected September 5, 2001 [Copyrighted Material Omitted] Katherine Barton, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the defendant-appellant. Mark Rutzick, Portland, Oregon, for the defendants- intervenors-appellants. Patti Goldman,…