Legal action targets Feds delay on Endangered Species Act protections for Alaska Chinook amid worst returns in history | Islands' Sounder

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Legal action targets Feds delay on Endangered Species Act protections for Alaska Chinook amid worst returns in history | Islands' Sounder

Wild Fish Conservancy has notified NOAA Fisheries of its intent to sue for failing to meet legal deadlines under the Endangered Species Act and delaying federal protections to at-risk Alaskan Chinook salmon. Once abundant, wild Chinook — also known as king salmon — are experiencing chronic declines throughout the state, threatening the health of ecosystems, indigenous cultural practices and food security, local economies and communities that all