Washington bans commercial net pen fishing

WA bans commercial net-pen fish farming
Net-pen fish farming has been underway in Washington for nearly four decades. The industry burst into public attention with a spectacular net-pen collapse in 2017 at Cypress Island, dumping more
Ban on commercial net pen fishing in Washington state passes
The ban was proposed due to the fallout of the 2017 Cypress Island net pen collapse, which released 250,000 non-native Atlantic salmon into the Puget Sound.
Washington state bans commercial finfish net pen farms
The ban comes two years after the state rejected lease applications from a commercial net pen fish farmer and ordered it to remove the net pen infrastructure.
US state of Washington reaffirms ban on net pen aquaculture
Momentum for a state ban on net pen aquaculture grew after the 2017 collapse of a Cypress Island fish farm operated by aquaculture company Cooke, which released hundreds of thousands of Atlantic salmon into state waters. Cooke was fined for the collapse, and ultimately, the state legislature passed a law ending Atlantic salmon farming in the state.
DNR board to vote on future of net-pen fish farming in WA
A showdown is coming over net-pen aquaculture in Washington, with a state board poised to vote on whether to terminate the industry.
Washington bans commercial net-pen fish farming
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe supported net-pen farming as an important economic opportunity because fishing has become so diminished as an industry. Maria Smithson, representing Salish Fish, the tribe’s joint venture with Cooke Aquaculture, said consideration of the rule was rushed and should be delayed.
WA upholds ban on open-water ‘net pen’ salmon farms
The Washington State Board of Natural Resources voted Tuesday to codify a ban on net pens, effectively outlawing open-water salmon farms in state-managed waterways.
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Protect WA’s waters and tribal sovereignty: Ban commercial finfish net-pen aquaculture
They pose unacceptable risks to the health of our marine ecosystems, the vitality of our wild fish populations, and the sovereignty of tribal nations.
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