A bill calling for aquaculture restrictions in Washington state was discussed during a public hearing Wednesday for the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.
Proposed by Rep. Brian Blake, Bill 2956 looks to protect Washington waters from negative impacts of non-native finfish by requiring fish cultivated in Washington to be single-sex.
Cooke Aquaculture Pacific employees testified during the hearing in support of the aquaculture sector while addressing Native American tribal concerns about farmed Atlantic salmon among native fish populations.
