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NOAA Determines ESA-Listing For Gulf Of Alaska Chinook Not Warranted; Large ‘Overall’ Population Sizes, Low Risk Of Extinction

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In response to a petition filed in 2024 by the Wild Fish Conservancy, NOAA Fisheries announced this week that it had completed its status review and 12-month finding for Gulf of Alaska Chinook salmon, determining that listing of three evolutionary significant units of the salmon under the federal Endangered Species Act is not warranted. The…

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