Washington Legislator to File Bill Phasing Out Net Pen Salmon by 2025
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seattle Times] By Lynda V. Mapes - November 16, 2017
OLYMPIA — Under fire after a collapse and massive escape last summer, Atlantic salmon net-pen farming would be banned in Washington under legislation that will be filed by Sen. Kevin Ranker this coming session.
The legislation would allow existing state leases for the eight Atlantic net-pen farms now operating in Washington to run out by 2025. No permits for new farms would be ...
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