The Northwest Power Planning Council has asked the public to judge whether
benefits of a plan to supplement westslope cutthroat trout populations
with hatchery-produced juvenile fish outweigh the potential risks to native
cutthroat.
The westslope cutthroat are being considered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service for listing under the Endangered Species Act. A USFWS status review
team completed its report in September following a 1997 petition asking
that the cutthroat be listed …
