Feds advance group's bid to list Gulf of Alaska king salmon as endangered or threatened

Feds advance group’s bid to list Gulf of Alaska king salmon as endangered or threatened

Experts say that the request, if granted, could force restrictions not just on salmon fishermen but also on activity that affects river habitat, like road and residential construction.

Salmon being sorted at sorting Taku Smokeries, on June 27, 2011, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Gillfoto/Wikimedia Commons) — Salmon being sorted at sorting Taku Smokeries, on June 27, 2011, in Juneau. The Biden administration is advancing a conservation group’s bid to list Gulf of Alaska king salmon as endangered, or threatened, an act that could have wide-ranging impacts in Southeast Alaska. (Photo courtesy Gillfoto/Wikimedia Commons)

The Biden administration says that listing numerous Alaska king salmon populations under the Endangered Species Act could be warranted, and it now plans to launch a broader scientific…