Biden commits $240M for hatchery fish amid decline of Pacific NWs wild salmon 
By Isabella Breda US Source: The Seattle Times 7/27/2024
Isabella Breda
Credit: Kevin Clark/The Seattle Times/TNS
As wild salmon runs decline, the Biden administration this week committed $240 million for tribal nations to update hatcheries that have become critical to raising Pacific salmon and steelhead and meeting treaty obligations, especially amid a changing climate.
 

Today, 14 salmon and steelhead populations in Washington are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

 
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