Cooke Furiously Lobbied Against Net Pen Ban, Vows to Continue Fight in Washington State
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CBC News] by Connell Smith - February 12, 2018
International seafood producer, Cooke Aquaculture is vowing a fight as it attempts to hold on to its operations in Washington state.
The New Brunswick-based company suffered a major setback Thursday when the state senate voted 35-12 to end Atlantic salmon aquaculture operations as leases on cage sites expire over the next six years.
The bipartisan bill passed despite an all out effort by the company in support of an amendment proposed by one senator that would have allowed ...
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