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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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