The municipal government in Petersburg, Alaska, located in the US state's Southeast region, is the latest crying foul over an attempt by a Washington state environmental group to have king salmon listed with federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections.
Public radio station KFSK, in Petersburg, reports that the local Borough Assembly voted at its meeting last week (Aug. 19) to send a letter noting its opposition to the listing.
The Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC) petitioned the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to list Gulf of Alaska king salmon with federal protections back in January, citing declines of the species around the region.
The request has been sharply criticized in Alaska -- both by state and US lawmakers and officials with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
NOAA announced back in May that it would move forward with its regulatory review of the WFC's request, although that doesn't mean the species will ultimately be granted blanket ESA protections.
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