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Hatchery Listing Policy

Case Number # 1427

The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) adopted a policy that would require fisheries scientists to count hatchery-bred salmon along with the population of wild salmon when making endangered species assessments.

Earthjustice sued on behalf of several conservation groups and groups of fishing enthusiasts, and on June 13, 2007, a federal court agreed that the policy was scientifically flawed and inconsistent with the Endangered Species Act.

Federation of Fly Fishers
National Wildlife Federation
Oregon Wild
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations
Pacific Rivers Council
Trout Unlimited
Jan Hasselman
Kristen Boyles
Patti Goldman

Press Releases

Judge Upholds Endangered Species Protections for Wild Salmon
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Developers and farm groups fail to convince judge that hatchery-bred salmon are legally identical to wild salmon
Judge: Counting Hatchery Salmon as Wild Violates Law
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Federal court sets aside controversial Bush administration policy on endangered salmon runs