Washington State, Alaska Respond to Atlantic Salmon Escape; So Far No Fish Seen in SE Alaska
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Cordova Times] by Margaret Bauman September 5, 2017
An investigation into the escape of thousands of farmed Atlantic salmon from a net pen southeast of Bellingham, Wash., near the San Juan Islands, has prompted a halt on any new leases or permits for marine Atlantic salmon net pens until a full review of the incident is completed.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee issued that order on Aug. 26, in the wake of the net pen failure on Aug. 19 at the fish farm operated by Cooke Aquaculture, a subsidiary of the Cooke family of companies in Canada that owns Icicle Seafoods ...
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