News Summary September 14, 2017
Today's Main Story: Coast Seafoods Can Keep Farming Shellfish in Humboldt Bay Through 2025
Today's top item reports that following months of negotiations, the California Coastal Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a permit to allow Coast Seafoods Company to continue its shellfish farming operations in Humboldt Bay through 2025. The Eureka company’s project was heavily revised this summer to address concerns raised by the commission in June when the company unsuccessfully proposed to expand its 300 acres of oyster and clam farming operations by another 260 acres.
In other news, despite the efforts of local fishing fleets, more than 100,000 Atlantic salmon are estimated to still be roaming West Coast waters. On Aug. 19 a fish farm near Cypress Island holding 305,000 Atlantic salmon sustained structural damage, releasing many of the fish into the area. On Sept. 7 the state estimated that 104,313 fish were still unaccounted for, al
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