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by eesmith 1201 days ago
It doesn't potentially open anything new. According to the court's decision, boat captains must already report that information:

> charter-boat owners are already required to report all of the information that the Government says the GPS-tracking requirement is designed to collect. That is, before going on a trip, charter-boat owners must tell the Government the type of trip (fishing or otherwise), and if it is a fishing trip, they must also tell the Government where they are going, how long they expect the trip will take, and when and where they expect to return. 50 C.F.R. ยง 622.26(b)(6).

Also, the decision concerns charter boat fishing, not commercial fishing.