WA Supreme Court OKs Cooke Aquaculture “Steelhead” Farming
Booooooooo! The Washington state Supreme Court unanimously upheld permits that will allow Cooke Aquaculture Pacific to farm steelhead trout in net pens in Washington waters. …
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Tribal Members Say Steelhead Net Pens Violate Fishing Rights
The Swinomish Tribe has joined as a friend of the court in a lawsuit to block permits that allow steelhead farming in a commercial net-pen …
This Just In From Planet Bullshit
Despite ongoing litigation and timing questions regarding the lease for the facility, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has granted fish farming giant Cooke …
This Just In From Planet Bullshit
The Scottish government appears ready to approve a banned insecticide blamed for destroying bee populations for use in Scottish salmon farms, according to internal documents …
Otters Cause 8,000 Salmon Escape
Authorities are attempting to recapture around 8,000 fish from a Cooke Aquaculture facility at Long Pond, Newfoundland, Canada. The escape was caused by otters that …
How Aquaculture Is Spreading a Salmon Virus
Definitive proof that salmon farms are infecting wild Pacific salmon with PRV-1. A genetic analysis of Piscine orthoreovirus shows how it was repeatedly transported from …
Does the future of sustainable salmon lie on dry land?
As wild fisheries collapse or reach peak harvest, land-based salmon farming offers an alternative to sea-based open net-pen farming, which has been associated with the …
Transition from open net-pen salmon farming in B.C. has begun
The federal government says it is moving forward in transitioning away from open net-pen fish farms in coastal British Columbia. The transition will be geared …
Plan to allow floating fish farms in Gulf of Mexico struck down in court
A federal appeals court has struck down plans backed by President Donald Trump’s administration to open the Gulf of Mexico’s federal waters to fish farming, …
Giant Ocean Salmon Farm Starts To Take Shape
Picture this, a giant 385 meter long, 33,000-ton salmon farm that when operational will hold 2 million salmon. The “Havfarm” currently under construction is the …