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  • Intent to file suit within 60 days for violations of the Endangered Species Act

    Intent to file suit within 60 days for violations of the Endangered Species Act

    Yesterday, we provided the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) notice of our intent to file suit within 60 days for violations of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) resulting from its unpermitted operation of a new summer steelhead hatchery program in the Skykomish River.

  • Senators Weigh in on Billfish Conservation Act

    Senators Weigh in on Billfish Conservation Act

    Conservationists and anglers are praising a bill filedWednesday by U.S. Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) that seeks to clear the way for full implementation of a landmark law to raise protections for billfish. The Billfish Conservation Act (BCA) was lauded when it was signed into law in 2012, but a slight ambiguity in the wording of the original legislation prevented it from being implemented as intended by the federal government.