1. MARSH REJECTS TRIBES-NMFS HARVEST AGREEMENT

An attempt to gain court approval for a tribal commercial harvest of
fall chinook on the Columbia River was shot down Thursday over concerns
about the impact on steelhead listed as threatened under the Endangered
Species Act.

In denying his approval of a "stipulated agreement" for harvests
to begin Sept. 7, U.S. District Court Malcolm F. Marsh chastised the federal
government for what he called an attempt to circumvent the mandate of the
ESA.

Attorneys for the states of …

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