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Lobster fisherman held hostage by Endangered Species Act litigation

July 07, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Brandon Middleton Daniel Holmes is a commercial lobster fisherman who fishes in Cape Cod Bay and other waters off the coast of Massachusetts.  Holmes’ fishing gear complies with state and federal regulations, and his equipment is known within the fishing industry to be “whale safe.” In the summer of 2006, Holmes set out h ...