Darian
01-15-2005, 12:23 AM
Noticed an article in yesterday's LA Times that reported a new decision by a federal court Judge in Oregon has issued a ruling holding that the federal government had erred by designating Coho Salmon in California as endangered. This same judge issued a similar ruling for Oregon Coho, earlier.
The apparent basis for the decsion was the inability to establish a divergance in genes between hatchery and natural spawned Coho. On the positive side, the judge did not lift the protections afforded Coho; giving the feds some time to establish differences before the protections expire. Perhaps the solution to this is not the differences but demonstration of the damage to the gene pool caused by in-breading in Hatcheries...... :?
This decision appears to be an ongoing part of the recent court ruling in reimbursement of the cost of water diverted from farmers/water distributors.
Hopefully, the fed's will get their act together and find some way to solve this issue. There will undoubtedly be more to follow on this.
The apparent basis for the decsion was the inability to establish a divergance in genes between hatchery and natural spawned Coho. On the positive side, the judge did not lift the protections afforded Coho; giving the feds some time to establish differences before the protections expire. Perhaps the solution to this is not the differences but demonstration of the damage to the gene pool caused by in-breading in Hatcheries...... :?
This decision appears to be an ongoing part of the recent court ruling in reimbursement of the cost of water diverted from farmers/water distributors.
Hopefully, the fed's will get their act together and find some way to solve this issue. There will undoubtedly be more to follow on this.