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National Fisheries Institute, others slam decision to shutter Cooke's Washington steelhead farms

The Washington State Department of Natural Resource (DNR) ignored the science in terminating the aquaculture giant's farming operations in the state, say leading trade groups.

A worker at a Cooke Aquaculture farming site on Hope Island in Washington State.
A worker at a Cooke Aquaculture farming site on Hope Island in Washington State.Photo: Cooke
Published 16 November 2022, 14:50Updated 16 November 2022, 14:55
National Fisheries InstituteGavin GibbonsCookeNorthwest Aquaculture Alliance (NWAA)