NMFS Opens Year-Long Review: Is “Southern Alaska” Chinook an Endangered Species?
With a positive 90-day finding on a petition filed last January by the Wild Fish conservancy, National Marine Fisheries Service has begun the second phase of a series of steps required to list Alaska Chinook salmon as an endangered species. Yesterday the agency launched a 12-month review to determine whether the Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing is warranted.
The Wild Fish Conservancy is a Seattle-base nonprofit that has launched lawsuits, media campaigns, and other efforts, raising money and awareness to save the...
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