Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal
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A new analysis of nearly 25,000 fish scales offers more evidence that the millions of pink salmon churned out by Alaska fish hatcheries could be harming wild sockeye salmon populations when they meet in the ocean, according to the scientists who authored the study.
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The Wild Fish Conservancy says the chinook are threatened by climate change and competition from hatchery-raised fish.
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A federal agency says it’s considering a rewrite to guidelines that shape management plans for the Bering Sea and other fisheries, but it has not yet committed to taking action.