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.
Tag: Sustainable Farms
Posted inPolicy Topics
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.”
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Washington State squares off at the Supreme Court with tribes, feds over culvert removal
Tomorrow morning, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that concerns treaty-granted tribal fishing rights and barriers to the exercise of those treaty rights… specifically, culverts that impede salmon from spawning in Northwest streams and rivers.
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Victory! Legislature sends Governor Inslee bill banning invasive fish farms from our waters
A bill that would phase out the farming of invasive, nonnative fish in Washington’s waters and entirely prohibit it in the future has left the Legislature tonight and is on its way to Governor Inslee following a successful vote in the Senate.
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Victory! State Senate passes bill to ban invasive fish net pens in Washington waters
The Washington State Senate has passed a bill that will safeguard our waters and aquatic lands for future generations. Sponsored by Kevin Ranker, 2SSB 6086 would prohibit the Department of Natural Resources from signing or renewing any leases that would allow the farming of invasive, nonnative Atlantic salmon.
Posted inOur Environment
Documentary Review: “The Breach” sounds the alarm about threats to our wild salmon
Read NPI’s impressions of Mark Titus’ 2015 film, which explains why wild salmon are disappearing from the waters of the Pacific Northwest.
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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.
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Department of Ecology, oyster growers cancel plans to spray neurotoxin in Willapa Bay
Hallelujah! Via a news release sent by the Department of Ecology: Following discussions over the weekend, the Department of Ecology and the Willapa-Grays Harbor Oyster Growers Association (WGHOGA) have agreed to cancel a recently issued permit for use of imidacloprid to control burrowing shrimp. “One of our agency’s goals is to reduce toxics in our […]