|
Support nonprofit, independent environmental journalism.
|
|
 Stories About: fishing AND National Marine Fisheries Service AND news AND Oregon
| Headline |
Author |
Published |
Section |
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) |
|
|
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) |
|
|
|
|
©2008. Grist Magazine, Inc. All rights reserved. Gloom and doom with a sense of humor®.