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Science 4 June 2004:
Vol. 304. no. 5676, p. 1427
DOI: 10.1126/science.304.5676.1427c
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A controversial decision by federal officials to count hatchery fish in deciding whether Pacific salmon populations are endangered has not led to the widespread delisting that some observers feared (Science, 7 May, p. 807). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced last week that 26 salmon populations being reviewed will remain on the protected list; just two will be downgraded from "endangered" to "threatened."

Salmon advocates are relieved, but property owner groups that won the 2001 court decision forcing the agency to consider counting hatchery fish vowed to take the new decision back to court.




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