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Developers and farm groups fail to convince judge that hatchery-bred salmon are legally identical to wild salmon

Ruling that wild salmon must be counted separately from hatchery salmon when determining endangered species protections.

Federal court sets aside controversial Bush administration policy on endangered salmon runs

The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service 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. Because hatchery salmon are numerous, the intent was to mask the imperiled status of wild salmon and lift the protections of the Endangered Species Act.…