Intelligence
With Washington’s net pen ban official, what’s next for U.S. salmon farmers?
Tribal leaders, veterinarians and other salmon farming proponents are expressing resolve in the face of Washington state's ban on net pens.
Intelligence
NWAA sues Washington Department of Natural Resources over its net-pen ban
The Northwest Aquaculture Alliance is suing the Department of Natural Resources for its ban on commercial net pens in state waters.
Intelligence
Can floating fish freezers improve the quality and value of Alaska salmon?
Northline Seafood and Circle Seafoods each aim to increase efficiencies, lower costs and improve market quality by freezing fish at sea.
Intelligence
U.S. seafood groups want independent review of Washington’s ban on steelhead farms
Three U.S. trade groups want an independent review of Washington's decision to not renew leases for Cooke Aquaculture Pacific’s steelhead farms.
Intelligence
NOAA: ‘Marine finfish aquaculture has no adverse impact on native species in Puget Sound’
NOAA has found that marine finfish aquaculture in Puget Sound has little to no negative impact on native species.
Responsibility
Switch to steelhead has Cooke on a new path in Puget Sound
Cooke Aquaculture Pacific is awaiting approval to farm a species native to Washington at Puget Sound sites where it previously produced Atlantic salmon.
Intelligence
Canadian salmon farmers: ‘Leave us out of your shutdown’
The potential of a salmon-farming ban in Washington state is being monitored closely next door, in British Columbia, where many more salmon farms operate. But they’re not worried about a spillover effect.
Responsibility
Relocation of salmon farm not so strait-forward
Cooke Aquaculture is working to move a salmon farm from outside Port Angeles, Wash., farther out into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the waterway that connects the Pacific Ocean to Puget Sound. Both the company and its critics express some frustration with the process.
Innovation & Investment
We built this city on oyster shells
When Seattle decided to rebuild the seawall separating its waterfront from Puget Sound, it turned to a bivalve byproduct for a unique, environmentally friendly material for an hospitable marine habitat. The city wanted its design and materials as pragmatic and beneficial for its underwater residents as for those using the parks, paths and services above ground.