NOAA Sued for Not Managing Chinook Salmon as Prey for Declining Southern Resident Killer Whales
Noting that more than 97% of the wild Chinook salmon caught off Southeast Alaska are not born in Alaska rivers, but are in transit to their natal streams in British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon rivers, Kurt Beardslee said “It is reckless and irresponsible for NOAA to approve this harvest, these salmon don't belong to Alaska, they belong to Southern resident killer whales, indigenous peoples, and fishing communities down the coast.” Beardslee is the executive director of Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC), the plaintiff in a suit ...
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