Salmon Spawning & Recovery Alliance v. Gutierrez

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

Wild salmon and steelhead, which are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act, have been the subject of much litigation in the federal courts. As they swim back and forth from the Pacific Northwest to Canada, the fish have no cognizance of an international boundary, or the Pacific Salmon Treaty of 1999 (“Treaty”), an effort by Canada and the United States to manage salmon populations originating in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

This appeal concerns whether three conservation groups have standing to challenge the decision of federal agencies…