Wild Fish Conservancy Announces Intent To Sue Alaska, NOAA Fisheries Over Northwest-Origin Salmon Being Harvested In Alaska Federal Waters

More than 80 percent of Chinook salmon caught by commercial and recreational fishers in the south Alaska Peninsula originate from outside Alaska, such as Puget Sound and the Columbia River basin, and many of those are listed under the federal Endangered Species Act, according to the Wild Fish Conservancy.

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