Nearly 30 people as of Thursday afternoon had submitted public comments concerning whether Washington state's Department of Ecology should impose stronger regulations for Cooke Aquaculture's remaining Atlantic net pen salmon farms in the state. Only two comments were in support of allowing the permits to be renewed without stronger enforcement.
Timeline for Cooke's remaining permits
April 2017: Cooke submits applications to renew their permits for all eight of their net pen facilities.
August 2017: A net pen owned by Cooke Aquaculture near Cypress Island in Skagit County failed and released Atlantic salmon into the surrounding waters.
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