Washington Passes Bill to Phase Out Net Pen Salmon Aquaculture Despite Cooke Lobbying
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seattle Times] by Lynda V. Mapes - March 5, 2018
Atlantic salmon net-pen farming will be phased out in Washington by 2025 under legislation passed by the state Senate on Friday after a tough floor fight and fancy parliamentary footwork.
With at least six lobbyists in a last-minute campaign, Cooke Aquaculture Pacific worked hard until the last vote Friday to keep its Atlantic salmon net-pen industry alive in Washington.
But in the end the bill, which was buried under a blizzard of ...
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