Legal Opinion
Trout Unlimited v. Lohn
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 16, 2009No. 07-35623, 07-35750PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether the National Marine Fisheries Service may distinguish between natural and hatchery-spawned salmon and steelhead when determining the level of protection the fish should be afforded under the Endangered Species Act.
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Pacific Coast salmon are anadromous fish, meaning that they can survive both in saltwater and in freshwater. The salmon hatch out of eggs laid in freshwater rivers and streams, then migrate often hundreds of miles to the ocean, where they live for years before returning to their natal streams to spawn and to die. Steelhead, a…
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