The Cowlitz Tribe of Washington is petitioning the federal government to list the smelt fish under the Endangered Species Act.
The tribe has depended on smelt during the mid-winter and winter months. But runs of the fish have been nonexistent in recent years.
The petition was submitted to the National Marine Fisheries Service. It seeks to protect smelt from the Canadian border all way to California.
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