A petition to put king salmon on the endangered species list is raising alarm across Alaska

 

The federal government is considering a request that would grant Gulf of Alaska king salmon Endangered Species Act protections. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service recently found that the petition by the Washington-based conservation group Wild Fish Conservancy, which said that the species are under threat, warrants further scientific review. It’s just the first major step in a longer regulatory process, but many say it could have far-reaching implications...more