Appeals court upholds feds' salmon hatchery policy

A federal appeals court Monday upheld the federal government's discretion to use salmon raised in hatcheries to bolster wild runs, but not as a substitute that would lift Endangered Species Act protections.

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This was the single most important legal case we were faced with under the Endangered Species Act," NOAA Fisheries spokesman Brian Gorman said from Seattle.

Suck it Pacific Legal Foundation.

Comments

[mike nutto]

this is a sad day for wild salmon ,this shouldnt be in the hands of lawyers ,they dont have the intrests of the fish at hand ,only money ! they should all be hung for this ! im so sick of our government not doing what is right ! wild fish are wild ,we make hatchery fish and it has been proven hatchery fish dont reproduce in the wild .This make me sick !

[flybug.pa]

it is no wonder that i am losing all repect for lawyers and politicians. when their lips move ,they lie