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Judge rules against hatcheries

January 23, 2014 | By DAMIEN SCHIFF

Earlier this week, Judge Ancer Haggerty of the District of Oregon ruled in Native Fish Society v. National Marine Fisheries Service that the current operation of the Sandy River fish hatchery violates the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act.  The Sandy River is a popular salmon-fishing spot just outside of Portland.  ...