Washington conservation group proposes listing Alaska king salmon under Endangered Species Act | |
|
|
Credit: Ryan Hagerty/USFWS |
The Chinook are threatened by climate change and competition from hatchery-raised fish, and existing state and federal management are failing to stem their decline, says the Wild Fish Conservancy |
|
|
A Washington state-based environmental group says it’s filing a petition asking the Biden administration to list southern Alaska king salmon as an endangered species — following through on notice of intent it filed last year. |
|
|
|
|
|