Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act of 2026 allows lethal removal of pinnipeds to protect salmon in Columbia River.
The Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act of 2026 amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow for the lethal removal of pinnipeds in the Columbia River and its tributaries in Washington and Oregon to protect endangered and threatened salmon species. The Secretary of Commerce may issue permits for this purpose to eligible entities, which include the State of Washington and federally recognized Indian Tribes with treaty-reserved fishing rights in western Washington. The Act also establishes a program to accelerate the development of pinniped exclusion technology.
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