Cooke fires back: Company appeals Washington state netpen lease cancellations, files injunction to allow for harvest of fish

'The lease application denials were the culmination of Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz’s five-year quest to 'bury' Cooke and destroy aquaculture in Washington.'

Cooke is challenging the cancellation of its finfish farming leases by Washington Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz.
Cooke is challenging the cancellation of its finfish farming leases by Washington Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz.Photo: Hilary Franz
Published 14 December 2022, 18:30Updated 14 December 2022, 18:48
CookeGlenn CookeHilary FranzJamestown S’Klallam TribeSteelhead