Inslee Vetoes Anti-Shrimp Legislation That Would Have Helped Washington Oyster Growers
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Chinook Observer] by Matt Winters - July 16, 2017
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on June 30 vetoed legislation that would have required the Washington State Department of Ecology to report where it is in the process of issuing a new permit to spray burrowing shrimp, and “to identify the steps it will take to ensure a viable and economically feasible alternative if the pesticide use is not permitted.”
Collectively known as burrowing shrimp, Willapa Bay harbors two native species — ghost shrimp and blue mud shrimp. They churn the bay’s bottom, causing oysters to suffocate. Although ...
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