The National Marine Fisheries Service will re-evaluate the endangered
species listing status of lower Columbia River coho salmon, but will not
commit to a timeline for finishing its evaluation.
“[T]his re-evaluation is — and will continue to be — a lower priority
activity for NMFS,” wrote Will Stelle, regional administrator for NMFS,
in a letter to Jim Myron, Oregon Trout conservation director.
Stelle said that actions with a higher priority at NMFS are: developing
protective …
