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Lions' Humane Judge denies Humane Society injunction, OKs sea-lion trapping		17 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 12:41 PM on 17 Apr 2008 Denying an injunction sought by the Humane Society, a federal judge has given the go-ahead to Oregon and Washington state officials to trap and kill salmon-gobbling sea lions near the Columbia River's Bonneville Dam. The animal-rights group sued after the National Marine Fisheries Service OK'd sea-lion culling last month. An official hearing on the Humane Society lawsuit could be held as ...
Topics: animal welfare, dams, endangered species, litigation, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, Oregon, Washington (all these topics)

Flipper Them Off State officials given OK to kill sea lions to protect salmon		18 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 2:22 PM on 18 Mar 2008 Oregon and Washington state officials will have the authority to trap and, if necessary, kill up to 85 of the sea lions that gobble up threatened salmon at the Columbia River's Bonneville Dam, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced Tuesday. Sea lions, which enjoy a robust population but are nonetheless protected under the 1972 Marine Mammals Protection Act, have been visiting ...
Topics: dams, endangered species, fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, Oregon, Washington, wildlife (all these topics)

Out Like a Sea Lion Federal officials suggest killing sea lions to protect salmon		18 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 3:13 PM on 18 Jan 2008 To protect endangered Northwest salmon, the National Marine Fisheries Service suggests giving Oregon and Washington state officials the authority to kill sea lions, which last year gobbled up more than 4 percent of the salmon running through the Columbia River's Bonneville Dam. The action would likely result in about 30 sea lion deaths a year. The federal agency is taking public co ...
Topics: endangered species, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, Oregon, Washington, wildlife (all these topics)

Dam Nation Fisheries Service releases yet another Northwest salmon recovery plan		01 Nov 2007	News
Posted at 4:12 PM on 01 Nov 2007 The third draft of a federal plan for protecting endangered salmon and steelhead in the Northwest's Columbia and Snake Rivers does not propose breaching the four hydroelectric dams that block the waterways, frustrating activists who have long lobbied for the dams' removal. The National Marine Fisheries Service says the plan for helping the salmon is significantly improved over the p ...
Topics: dams, endangered species, fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, news (all these topics)

Naval Gazing Five environmental groups sue Navy over sonar use off Hawaii		17 May 2007	Daily Grist
Naval Gazing Five environmental groups sue Navy over sonar use off Hawaii Tensions over the U.S. Navy's use of sonar in anti-submarine exercises off Hawaii have resurfaced, and five green groups are suing to change the practice. Citing concerns that sonar can kill and injure whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals, the lawsuit names both the Navy and the National Marine Fisheries Servi ...
Topics: Hawaii, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, oceans, politics (all these topics)

Safe in Sound Puget Sound orcas gain more protection; Florida manatees downlisted to threatened		12 Jun 2006	Daily Grist
Safe in Sound Puget Sound orcas gain more protection; Florida manatees downlisted to threatened Ninety endangered orcas in the Northwest may soon swim easier, as the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed Friday to designate nearly the entire Puget Sound -- about 2,500 square miles of water -- critical orca habitat. The usual suspects took the usual sides: developers o ...
Topics: Florida, marine life, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, Northwest, oceans (all these topics)

My Name Is Prince and I Am Gunky Exxon Valdez disaster still screwing up Prince William Sound		18 May 2006	Daily Grist
My Name Is Prince and I Am Gunky Exxon Valdez disaster still screwing up Prince William Sound Wildlife in Alaska's Prince William Sound is still threatened by oil spilled from the tanker Exxon Valdez in 1989. According to a new study by researchers at the National Marine Fisheries Service, some 100 tons of oil still pollute the sound shoreline and are potentially accessible to forag ...
Topics: Alaska, energy, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, oil, wildlife (all these topics)

Klamath Is Hard! Judge orders Bush admin to shift water to Klamath River salmon		28 Mar 2006	Daily Grist
Klamath Is Hard! Judge orders Bush admin to shift water to Klamath River salmon Endangered Klamath River coho salmon -- what's left of them anyway -- scored a victory yesterday, as a federal judge ordered the Bureau of Reclamation to increase river flows in drought years and the National Marine Fisheries Service to develop a biological study that would lead ...
Topics: fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, rivers and watersheds, US Bureau of Reclamation (all these topics)

Here Today, Oregon Tomorrow Feds say local recovery plan is enough to save Oregon's coastal coho		18 Jan 2006	Daily Grist
Here Today, Oregon Tomorrow Feds say local recovery plan is enough to save Oregon's coastal coho Oregon coastal coho salmon will not be returned to the federal threatened species list. The National Marine Fisheries Service says there's no need for federal protections, crediting improving fish numbers to the recovery plan developed by a coalition of local, state, and federal players, including the t ...
Topics: fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, Oregon (all these topics)

Breaking the Sound Barrier Bush admin takes unexpected step to save Washington state's orcas		16 Nov 2005	Daily Grist
Breaking the Sound Barrier Bush admin takes unexpected step to save Washington state's orcas Yesterday, the National Marine Fisheries Service surprised conservationists, cetacean lovers, and most other sentient beings, really, by declaring the orcas of Washington state's Puget Sound endangered. The move mandates a recovery plan and critical-habitat designations, and comes after years of debate o ...
Topics: National Marine Fisheries Service, news, oceans, Washington (all these topics)

The Sound and the ... Eh Fisheries Service offers mild plan to preserve Puget Sound orcas		05 Oct 2005	Daily Grist
The Sound and the ... Eh Fisheries Service offers mild plan to preserve Puget Sound orcas The much-beloved and much-beleaguered orcas of Puget Sound in Washington state are the focus of a tepid new National Marine Fisheries Service conservation plan. It emphasizes cleaning up the sound, preventing oil spills, and trying to boost the salmon population -- pretty much what the government ...
Topics: fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, oceans, Washington (all these topics)

That's Some Commitment Bush administration cuts protections for Pacific salmon habitat		15 Aug 2005	Daily Grist
That's Some Commitment Bush administration cuts protections for Pacific salmon habitat In a move it says reaffirms its "commitment to salmon recovery," the Bush administration on Friday slashed critical habitat for Pacific salmon facing extinction. The National Marine Fisheries Service announced that federal protection for salmon habitat in California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington would be cut fr ...
Topics: fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, news (all these topics)

The Right-Whale Stuff Emergency steps needed to save right whale from extinction, experts say		26 Jul 2005	Daily Grist
The Right-Whale Stuff Emergency steps needed to save right whale from extinction, experts say The North Atlantic right whale could face extinction within the next century, according to marine scientists writing in the journal Science. Only about 350 right whales are alive today, and the researchers estimate that their deaths may be underreported by up to 83 percent yearly. The scientists say at least eight r ...
Topics: National Marine Fisheries Service, news, oceans (all these topics)

C'est Finny New marine management rules may hamper restoration of fisheries		23 Jun 2005	Daily Grist
C'est Finny New marine management rules may hamper restoration of fisheries The National Marine Fisheries Service has released new guidelines for restoring depleted fish stocks, but some friends of the finned worry the rules may unduly favor the fishing industry. Current rules mandate that regional fisheries managers aim to restore stocks within 10 years. The newly proposed rules would let them devise v ...
Topics: marine life, National Marine Fisheries Service, news (all these topics)

Don't Go Fish Historic bottom-fishing restrictions adopted for West Coast waters		17 Jun 2005	Daily Grist
Don't Go Fish Historic bottom-fishing restrictions adopted for West Coast waters The Pacific Fishery Management Council this week approved a permanent ban on trawl fishing for nearly 300,000 square miles of federal waters off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. The plan -- which will now be forwarded to the National Marine Fisheries Service for final approval; it's expected to ...
Topics: marine life, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, West Coast (all these topics)

You've Got Whale Feds propose threatened status for Puget Sound orcas		17 Dec 2004	Daily Grist
You've Got Whale Feds propose threatened status for Puget Sound orcas The National Marine Fisheries Service yesterday proposed giving threatened status to a population of 80-some orcas that spend their summers in Washington state's Puget Sound and the waters surrounding British Columbia's Vancouver Island. Government officials say the listing would be somewhat symbolic, as the marine mammals alre ...
Topics: marine life, National Marine Fisheries Service, Washington (all these topics)

I Hope You Like Dammin', Too Bush Administration Won't Remove Northwest Dams to Save Salmon		01 Sep 2004	Daily Grist
I Hope You Like Dammin', Too Bush Administration Won't Remove Northwest Dams to Save Salmon The Bush administration announced yesterday that it will not remove dams from the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Northwest as part of its efforts to save endangered salmon runs. According to Bob Lohn of the National Marine Fisheries Service, "Our work shows that you can achieve recovery w ...
Topics: dams, energy, fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest (all these topics)

Next They'll Get Rid of All the Stop Signs Bush Admin. to Eliminate Pesticide Regulations It Doesn't Obey		28 Jan 2004	Daily Grist
Next They'll Get Rid of All the Stop Signs Bush Admin. to Eliminate Pesticide Regulations It Doesn't Obey The provision of the Endangered Species Act that requires the U.S. EPA to consult with two other federal agencies when licensing new pesticides will be formally abandoned, if the Bush administration has its way. Government officials concede that the provision - ...
Topics: National Marine Fisheries Service, politics, toxics, US EPA, US Fish and Wildlife Service (all these topics)

Pesticidal EPA Sued Over Consultations With Pesticide Industry Group		16 Jan 2004	Daily Grist
Pesticidal EPA Sued Over Consultations With Pesticide Industry Group Fourteen leading chemical companies have formed a task force that is meeting in secret with the U.S. EPA, attempting to weaken endangered species rules relating to pesticide use -- so charges a lawsuit filed against the EPA on Thursday by a coalition of Seattle-based environmental groups. The lawsuit ...
Topics: marine life, National Marine Fisheries Service, politics, toxics, US EPA, Washington (all these topics)

Through Sick and Thin 'Healthy Forests' Becomes Law While Endangered Species Rules Are Relaxed		04 Dec 2003	Daily Grist
Through Sick and Thin "Healthy Forests" Becomes Law While Endangered Species Rules Are Relaxed President Bush signed his "Healthy Forests" initiative into law yesterday, a move that, never mind the name, left many environmentalists feeling sick. The Bush administration says the law will prevent fires by increasing the amount of l ...
Topics: logging, National Marine Fisheries Service, politics, US Fish and Wildlife Service, wilderness, wildlife (all these topics)

No Credence to Clearwater Revival		06 Feb 2003	Daily Grist
No Credence to Clearwater Revival Stormwater runoff flowing into restored Seattle-area creeks and rivers appears to be killing salmon, according to a groundbreaking study by the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service. Eighty-eight percent of coho salmon studied last fall died within hours of swimming into a stream that was being inundated by runoff. Rainwater pours ...
Topics: fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, toxics, Washington, water pollution (all these topics)

At Sea		06 Nov 2002	Daily Grist
At Sea Fishers in the Northeast grudgingly celebrated a victory yesterday when federal regulators and environmental groups agreed to put a nine-month freeze on new regulations that will dramatically limit fishing when enacted. The National Marine Fisheries Service has been hearing it from all sides -- fishers have argued that any tougher rules will devastate their industry, while environ ...
Topics: business, marine life, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast (all these topics)

Whistle While You Work		29 Oct 2002	Daily Grist
Whistle While You Work In a new twist to the Klamath River controversy, Michael Kelly, a biologist with the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, is blowing the whistle on the Bush administration for drafting and approving a water plan that he says provides inadequate protections for endangered salmon. The accusations come after the U.S. Bureau of Rec ...
Topics: fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, Oregon, politics, rivers and watersheds, water conflicts (all these topics)

Killer! Whale Suits		08 Aug 2002	Daily Grist
Killer! Whale Suits 'Tis the season to sue over whales. Environmentalists in the Pacific Northwest announced this week that they plan to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service over its decision to deny protected status to orca whales in Puget Sound. In June, the NMFS found that the local orca population, which has declined 20 percent since 1996, does indeed face p ...
Topics: marine life, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest, NRDC, oceans, United States (all these topics)

Born to Be Wild		25 Jul 2002	Daily Grist
Born to Be Wild In a blow to property-rights advocates, the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service said yesterday that wild salmon should continue to be protected under the Endangered Species Act even though hatchery-born salmon are thriving. Last year, in a lawsuit brought by opponents of salmon protection, a federal judge told the agency to go back to the drawing board because ...
Topics: environmental justice, fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, politics (all these topics)

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