Wild Fish Conservancy files suit to keep its endangered species petition for king salmon on track

Wild Fish Conservancy files suit to keep its endangered species petition for king salmon on track

A Washington state-based conservation group is suing the National Marine Fisheries Service over king salmon – again.The Wild Fish Conservancy filed suit earlier this month in US District Court to compel NMFS to complete its Endangered Species determination for king salmon in the Gulf of Alaska.The group previously sued in 2020 to halt commercial trolling for kings in Southeast Alaska, to protect an endangered  population of killer whales in Puge…

Conservationists make good on threat to sue over ‘endangered’ king salmon harvests in Alaska

The salmon trolling fleet in Southeast Alaska, a relatively small gear group that catches the prized salmon species one fish at a time, says the Wild Fish Conservancy is misguided