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Washington Senate Passes Bill to Phase Out Salmon Farming

Posted on March 6, 2018

Current efforts to ban salmon farming in Washington State began shortly after the August 2017 failure of a net pen structure owned by Canadian-based Cooke Aquaculture that resulted in the

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Salmon Farming Update: Washington State Terminates Another Lease

Posted on February 6, 2018

As previously reported on this blog, Cooke Aquaculture (Cooke) sued the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) last month for terminating its Port Angeles net pen lease for

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Washington State Sued over Termination of Salmon Farming Lease

Posted on January 9, 2018

As previously reported on this blog last month, Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the termination of Cooke Aquaculture Pacific’s Port Angeles net pen lease for salmon farming.

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Washington State Terminates Atlantic Salmon Farm

Posted on December 19, 2017

As reported previously on this blog, the failure of a net pen structure near Cypress Island, Washington, in August 2017, resulting in the escape of more than 100,000 salmon

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Washington State Senator Considering Ban on Atlantic Salmon Farming

Posted on November 21, 2017

Washington State Senator Kevin Ranker (D-Orcas Island) plans on proposing legislation in the upcoming session to ban Atlantic salmon net-pen farming, reports the Seattle Times. The legislation is in

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GE Salmon Labeling Mandate Included in Senate Appropriations Bill

Posted on July 26, 2017

As previously reported on this blog, Senate Bill 764, which requires the labeling of genetically modified (GM) foods and food ingredients, was signed into law on July 29,

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FSIS to Begin Inspection of Catfish Despite Controversy

Posted on July 6, 2017

The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced in the July 3, 2017 Federal Register that, starting August 2, 2017, all shipments of imported Siluriformes fish and fish products

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Catfish Controversy Continues: Lawmakers Push To Upend USDA Inspection Program

Posted on September 21, 2016

Lawmakers are seeking to upend the controversial USDA Catfish Program. (subscription to Food Chemical News required)

As previously covered on this blog, earlier this year, FDA transferred jurisdiction over

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Fish Flakes

Posted on June 10, 2016

Congress considers ending USDA catfish inspection program.

As previously covered on this blog, in the 2008 Farm Bill, Congress required FDA to divest its authority over the inspection of

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Catfish Crossover Complete

Posted on May 5, 2016

FDA completes transfer of jurisdiction over catfish inspection to USDA.

As previously covered on this blog, FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) have

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