Tag: Endangered Species Act

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

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | May 13, 2025 | ,

After losing a four-year battle to block commercial trolling for king salmon in Southeast Alaska, the Washington state-based Wild Fish Conservancy filed a petition last year to list kings under the Endangered Species Act. On May 8, they filed another suit to prompt the National Marine Fisheries Service to reach a determination on that petition. Read More
Killer whale advocates ask judge to halt Alaska’s king salmon season

Killer whale advocates ask judge to halt Alaska’s king salmon season

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Apr 21, 2020 | ,

An environmental organization has asked a federal judge to halt commercial salmon trolling in Alaska this summer, to protect an endangered population of killer whales in Puget Sound. The Wild Fish Conservancy filed an injunction in the United States District Court for Western Washington on April 16. Southeast trollers -- and the state -- are expected to push back. Read More
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