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A positive outcome for wild salmon and steelhead recovery in the Columbia River
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Legal Settlement Reached to Protect Wild Salmon and Steelhead from Harm by Lower Columbia River Hatcheries
Photo Above: Kalama Falls Fish Hatchery (Kalama, WA) where Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has agreed to reduce hatchery production to comply with the Endangered Species Act
limits in place to safeguard wild salmon. Photo by Conrad Gowell
We are reaching out to share our latest blog post <https://default.salsalabs.org/T512a5b4e-d613-455b-887f-8ff1c11f609d/e1f9ba72-dc83-4f20-90cd-07d9d1ee41b3> detailing an important update
and outcome in Wild Fish Conservancy's legal efforts to protect the recovery of the Columbia River's wild salmon and steelhead.
Last week, Wild Fish Conservancy and our friends at The Conservation Angler reached a settlement agreement <https://default.salsalabs.org/T0207bdb9-da1f-4e28-bb61-130ed476704a/e1f9ba72-dc83-4f20-90cd
-07d9d1ee41b3> with the Department of Fish and Wildlife in our Endangered Species Act (ESA) lawsuit challenging the operation and funding of hatcheries in the lower Columbia River operating
under the Mitchell Act and Select Area Fishery Enhancement (SAFE) programs.
After decades of exposure to harm from hatcheries, the settlement agreement requires WDFW to implement essential measures that will result in more responsible, legally compliant, and
transparent management practices at the hatcheries they operate in the lower Columbia River.
While the settlement agreement is a favorable and positive outcome for at-risk wild salmon and steelhead populations in the Columbia River, we remain discouraged by our fishery management
agencies’ recurring failure to comply with the ESA when managing Columbia River hatcheries. We continue to litigate against NOAA Fisheries, ODFW, and Clatsop County to ensure that our
states’ iconic salmonid species receive the ESA protections they are afforded by law.
We encourage you to read our full <https://default.salsalabs.org/Tee2197bf-eb1e-4620-9b2f-cc0bc5aa775b/e1f9ba72-dc83-4f20-90cd-07d9d1ee41b3> blog post to learn more about our perspective
on this outcome, and for more details on the terms of the settlement and the history of this case <https://default.salsalabs.org/Te707b164-5ec4-4061-8ba4-86496ad158b9/e1f9ba72-dc83-4f20-90cd-07d9d1e
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A huge thank you to our attorneys at Kampmeier & Knutsen, our colleagues at The Conservation Angler, and to all of our members and supporters for making this important legal milestone
and victory possible!
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Wild fish and orca whales don't have a voice of their own in Court houses, Commission meetings, or talking to the press.
This is why it's so critical that these iconic species have watchdogs and advocates willing to speak on their behalf and demand they receive the protections afforded by law necessary
to prevent their extinction.
Wild Fish Conservancy is dedicated and committed to take whatever actions necessary to ensure the agencies entrusted with preserving and restoring our region's wild fish heritage are
meeting their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act and to the public trust.
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