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The U.S. Has Spent More Than $2 Billion on a Plan to Save Salmon. The Fish Are Vanishing Anyway.

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The numbers of each of the six salmon species native to the Columbia basin have dropped to a fraction of what they once were, and 13 distinct populations are now considered threatened or endangered. Many species of salmon are at or near their lowest numbers on record. The hatcheries were supposed to stop the decline of salmon.

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U.S. Policy on Cuba: Is It Safe to Go Back into the Water?

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On Valentine’s Day 2015, Cuban and American scientists went fishing off the north coast of Cuba, setting out from Cojimar, the small town where Hemingway kept his boat. They were hoping to catch a rare longfin mako shark, put a satellite tag on it, and then monitor its movements and behavior. Posted on June 10, 2021 by Daniel Whittle.

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ESA Policy News: August 16, 2021

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World leaders agreed in the 2015 Paris climate agreement to try to limit to warming to 1.5 Both Senators voted for a procedural motion to advance consideration of the bill but have expressed concerns about the total price tag. USFWS – Reclassifying the Fender’s Blue Butterfly From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule.

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ESA Policy News: September 13, 2021

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Both Senators voted for a procedural motion to advance consideration of the bill, but they have expressed concerns about the total price tag. Al Mubarak is the Managing Director of Abu Dhabi’s Environment Agency and the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kirsten Sinema (D-AZ) will vote for the bill.

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