National Marine Fisheries Service

Process Starts for Columbia River Basin Fishing Agreement
Process Starts for Columbia River Basin Fishing Agreement
Process Starts for Columbia River Basin Fishing Agreement
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal authorities are working on a plan aimed at deciding how much sport, commercial and tribal fishing for salmon and steelhead will be allowed in the Columbia River and its tributaries. The joint environmental impact statement being prepared by the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U...
Conservation Groups to Sue Feds Over Puget Sound Steelhead
Conservation Groups to Sue Feds Over Puget Sound Steelhead
Conservation Groups to Sue Feds Over Puget Sound Steelhead
SEATTLE (AP) — Five conservation groups are planning to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service, saying the federal agency failed to complete a recovery plan for imperiled Puget Sound steelhead. Wild Fish Conservancy and others say the agency has not completed the plan, despite listing the fish as federally threatened in 2007...