WA upholds ban on open-water ‘net pen’ salmon farms
The Washington State Board of Natural Resources voted Tuesday to codify a ban on net pens, effectively outlawing open-water salmon farms in state-managed waterways.
WA bans commercial net-pen fish farming
Net-pen fish farming has been underway in Washington for nearly four decades. The industry burst into public attention with a spectacular net-pen collapse in 2017 at Cypress Island, dumping more
US state of Washington reaffirms ban on net pen aquaculture
Momentum for a state ban on net pen aquaculture grew after the 2017 collapse of a Cypress Island fish farm operated by aquaculture company Cooke, which released hundreds of thousands of Atlantic salmon into state waters. Cooke was fined for the collapse, and ultimately, the state legislature passed a law ending Atlantic salmon farming in the state.
Washington bans commercial net pen fish farming after 2017 disaster
The ban was proposed due to the fallout of the 2017 Cypress Island net pen collapse, which released 250,000 non-native Atlantic salmon into the Puget Sound.
Washington state bans commercial finfish net pen farms
The ban comes two years after the state rejected lease applications from a commercial net pen fish farmer and ordered it to remove the net pen infrastructure.
DNR board to vote on future of net-pen fish farming in WA
A showdown is coming over net-pen aquaculture in Washington, with a state board poised to vote on whether to terminate the industry.
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Competition among salmon farms intensifies in north Japan
Salmon farming has spread so rapidly in Aomori and Iwate prefectures that the fierce competition between brands is at times likened to the “regional wars” in the feudal era. Japanese consumers ...
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8F Asset Management secures USD 460 million toward building Japan-based salmon RAS
Singapore-based investment firm 8F Asset Management has successfully closed an investment fund which it said finalizes the ...