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State bans controversial industry with landmark ruling: 'I don't believe that cost is worth it'
"No one can say these facilities don't have an impact." State bans controversial industry with landmark ruling: 'I don't ...
News Tribune1mon
Washington is the first place in the world to remove and ban this fish farming practice
A crane and boats are anchored next to a collapsed “net pen” used by Cooke Aquaculture Pacific to farm Atlantic Salmon near Cypress Island in Washington state Aug. 28, 2017, after a failure of ...
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Salmon Advocates Challenge Approval of Washington Net Pen Aquaculture
Following a catastrophic net-pen failure and escape of at least 250,000 Atlantic salmon at Cooke’s Cypress Island facility in 2017, Washington state passed a law in 2018 banning Atlantic salmon net ...
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Washington state bolsters support for salmon recovery in Columbia Basin
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) has directed state agencies to take immediate actions aimed at safeguarding the region’s dwindling salmon population, while warning the incoming Trump ...
Center for Biological Diversity4mon
Agreement Moves Washington’s Orcas, Salmon Toward Cyanide Pollution Protections
The EPA initiated consultation on nationwide standards equivalent to those in Washington state in 2007. But after the two federal wildlife agencies determined the standards would jeopardize salmon, ...
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Washington's Milltown Island Estuary Restoration Completed, A Boon for Chinook Salmon and Outdoor Recreation
WDFW completes an estuary restoration project on Milltown Island, enhancing habitat for salmon and recreation.
The Spokesman-Review1mon
Washington is the first place in the world to remove and ban this fish farming practice
The collapse resulted in the accidental release of over 250,000 Atlantic salmon, a nonnative species ... according to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources . Net pens are used ...