A lawsuit that seeks to halt the southeast Alaska commercial salmon troll fishery has become a big topic of discussion in the Last Frontier and in the PNW’s fishing communities after a federal court judge recently ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, putting the upcoming fishing season in jeopardy.
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Net pen aquaculture in Washington’s waters must end, Commissioner Hilary Franz orders
“We, as a state, are going to do better by our salmon, by our fishermen, and by our tribes,” said Washington’s Commissioner of Public Lands. “Commercial finfish farming is detrimental to salmon, orcas and marine habitat.”
Should “advisory votes” be abolished? Voters say yes to repealing Tim Eyman’s push polls
Two statewide surveys taken five months apart in 2019 found that Washington voters want future ballots to be free of anti-tax propaganda.
Washington State must protect its waters and native salmon by banishing fish farms
NPI believes that we must act as a state to protect our salmon and our heritage from further destruction. We need more than a moratorium on fish farms in our waters: we need to follow Alaska’s example and institute a total ban.