Law360, New York (October 31, 2008, 12:00 AM ET) -- A federal judge has upheld Endangered Species Act protections for steelhead trout, a form of the rainbow trout that spends part of its life in fresh water and part in the Pacific Ocean.
A coalition of forestry interests and irrigation districts had argued that the National Marine Fisheries Service unlawfully distinguished migratory steelhead from resident rainbow trout populations and naturally spawned steelhead from hatchery-born steelhead when making its listing decision.
But in a 168-page opinion issued last Monday, Judge Oliver W. Wanger of the U.S. District...
Steelhead Trout Populations Retain ESA Protection
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