Washington agency OKs Cooke’s steelhead plans…
The Washington Department of Ecology has revised four water quality permits to allow steelhead trout to be raised in Cooke Aquaculture’s marine net pens, instead …
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Court Upholds Termination of Cooke Aquaculture Net-Pen Lease
Some good news for Puget Sound. The termination of the lease for a fish-farming operation in Port Angeles Washington was upheld in Thurston County Superior …
Washington State Sued Over Plan to Raise Steelhead In Puget Sound
Despite strong public opinion against continuing aquaculture operations in Puget Sound, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife approved a permit to do just that. …
Let the Games Begin
It should come as no surprise that the NW Aquaculture Alliance is applauding the WDFW for approving Cooke Aquaculture’s permit to raise rainbow trout in …
Cooke eyes raising steelhead instead of Atlantic salmon in WA state net pens
After their disastrous Atlantic salmon net pen implosion and the resulting termination of their net pen leases, Cooke Aquaculture has a new plan to continue …
New England Steelhead?
Could we possibly see another run of Atlantic steelhead once some of these escape into the wild? I’ve often wondered if a river like the …