To feed endangered whales, Alaska ordered to stop intercepting B.C.-bound salmon
A U.S. federal judge has ruled authorities vacate permits for a fishery in southeast Alaska that for decades has intercepted hundreds of thousands of chinook salmon — long before they can reach endangered southern resident killer whales in B.C.
U.S. District Judge Richard Jones vacated the permits after finding federal government plans to protect salmon from fishing were too vague and contributed to starving the southern resident killer whale population, violating laws protecting the endangered species. From a Seattle courtroom, Jones ordered the National Marine Fisheries Service to redo a biological opinion required for the fishery to take place.
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