Court Decision - Alaska ordered to reduce Salmon Harvest

[IronNoggin]

On Monday, in response to a lawsuit filed by Wild Fish Conservancy, U.S. Magistrate Judge Michelle Peterson issued a report and recommendation finding the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is in violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by relying on undeveloped and uncertain future mitigation to authorize commercial salmon harvest at levels that NOAA admits are pushing federally-protected Southern Resident orcas and wild Chinook closer to extinction.

https://wildfishconservancy.org/fede...-killer-whales

[SNAPFisher]

Originally Posted by IronNoggin

On Monday, in response to a lawsuit filed by Wild Fish Conservancy, U.S. Magistrate Judge Michelle Peterson issued a report and recommendation finding the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is in violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by relying on undeveloped and uncertain future mitigation to authorize commercial salmon harvest at levels that NOAA admits are pushing federally-protected Southern Resident orcas and wild Chinook closer to extinction.

https://wildfishconservancy.org/fede...-killer-whales

Thanks IronNoggin. Interesting read. You do not often or ever see quotes like this:

“Alaskan fishers who follow the rules are not to blame here, the fault lies with fisheries managers and NOAA for consistently approving unsustainable harvest plans,” said Beardslee. “The Court’s findings are finally holding NOAA accountable for following the law and adhering to best available science, a win-win for wild salmon, orcas, and coastal communities alike.”

[IronNoggin]

Originally Posted by SNAPFisher

Thanks IronNoggin. Interesting read. You do not often or ever see quotes like this:

Now if we could only manage to do the same in Canada!!!

Cheers

[deschambault]

I sincerely hope they can restore this fishery. For years we would fish a chinook run on a tributary of the Taku River every summer but the salmon basically quit showing up several years ago and that fishery has been closed. Man I miss that trip.