B.C. Salmon Farmers React to Washington State Ban
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CBC News] - March 5, 2018
'We see this as an emotional response to a single mass escape at one farm,' says fish farm spokesperson
A spokesperson for British Columbia salmon farmers says Washington state's ban on Atlantic salmon farming is an unfortunate response to a high-profile accident last summer in which thousands of fish escaped from an aquaculture operation there.
Washington State senators voted Friday to no longer allow commercial net-pen aquaculture for Atlantic salmon in state waters. Under the bill, current leases will be allowed to ...
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