Aquaculture

'Perplexing at best, punitive at worst': Cooke says Washington State decision will force it to kill over 330,000 juvenile steelhead salmon

The company blasted a decision ending its netpen farming operations in the state.

Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz celebrated the rejected license renewals in a press release Monday. She also over saw the dismantling of Cooke's Cypress Island farm in 2017 following a netpen collapse.
Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz celebrated the rejected license renewals in a press release Monday. She also over saw the dismantling of Cooke's Cypress Island farm in 2017 following a netpen collapse.Photo: Cooke
Published 15 November 2022, 18:27Updated 15 November 2022, 20:04
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