Gulf of Alaska king salmon are not endangered species, federal government concludes
Federal officials said the salmon remain abundant and face little threat from oil, gas and logging, rejecting a conservation group’s petition.
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Alaska Fish & Game Announces NMFS Decision to Not List Chinook Under Endangered Species Act
Alaska Fish & Game announced today, May 13, 2026, that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has denied a petition to list Chinook Salmon under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) after an extensive review found the listing unwarranted. The State of Alaska supports the NMFS decision, emphasizing that Chinook “do not even come close to […] The post Alaska Fish & Game Announces NMFS Decision to Not List Chinook Under Endangered Species Act app…
Alaska Salmon Won’t Get Federal Protections as Fisheries Decline
The Trump administration is declining to list as threatened or endangered three populations of Chinook salmon that could conflict with logging, mining, and other development in southeast Alaska, according to a Wednesday notice.
Federal government concludes Gulf of Alaska Chinook salmon are not endangered species
The federal government has rejected a request to list three populations of Gulf of Alaska king salmon as endangered, according to a public notice scheduled for publication on Thursday. The listing was requested in 2024 by a Washington state conservation group amid long-term declines in king salmon numbers in Alaska. If the listing had been approved, it could have resulted in new limits on...
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