Washington state Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill Thursday that will phase out all Atlantic salmon farms in the state. The bill means Canada-based Cooke Aquaculture, the only non-native salmon farmer in the state, will no longer have operations in Washington once its leases are up in 2025.
"This bill will phase out non-native marine net pens in Puget Sound. "These present a risk to our wild salmon runs that we cannot tolerate," he said.
