WDFW Permits Cooke Aquaculture to Transport Atlantic Salmon Eggs from Iceland
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] by Susan Chambers - October 12, 2017
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has authorized Cooke Aquaculture to transport 1.8 million Atlantic salmon eggs from its facility in Iceland to the company's land-based hatchery in Rochester, Wash.
WDFW issued the transfer permit late Tuesday, Oct. 10, after ensuring Cooke met all the fish health standards required under state law to import Atlantic salmon eggs.
The permit was issued despite Gov. Jay Inslee's direction that no permits be issued for new net pens while an Aug. 19 Cooke net pen collapse ...
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