A week after grabbing headlines with their sensational claims to bolster anti-salmon farming activism in Canada, researchers who claimed that the PRV virus spread from aquaculture operations into wild fish, […]
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BLUE OCEAN MARICULTURE CEO, DICK JONES, JOINS NWAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Northwest Aquaculture Alliance (NWAA) today announced the appointment of seafood industry leader and Blue Ocean Mariculture CEO, Dick Jones, to its 11-member Board of Directors. Kona, Hawaii-based Blue Ocean […]
BLUE OCEAN MARICULTURE CEO, DICK JONES, JOINS NWAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Northwest Aquaculture Alliance (NWAA) today announced the appointment of seafood industry leader and Blue Ocean Mariculture CEO, Dick Jones, to its 11-member Board of Directors. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii-based Blue Ocean […]
Activists correct their fishy science about salmon virus
By Fabian Dawson SeaWestNews A group of anti-salmon farm activists in BC have quietly corrected their study which suggested wild stocks exposed to marine aquaculture sites have much higher rates […]
Cooke Aquaculture gets key permits for steelhead transition in Washington
By Cliff White – SeafoodSource Washington’s Department of Ecology has revised four water quality permits to Cooke Aquaculture to farm steelhead in net-pens it formerly used to raise Atlantic salmon. […]
Washington okays fish farms using science, rejects activism
By Fabian Dawson SeaWestNews Cooke Aquaculture, a Canadian seafood farmer, has been given permission to raise Steelhead at four of its sites previously used to raise Atlantic salmon in Washington […]
NWAA Applauds the Washington Dept. of Ecology for Giving the Green Light to Cooke Aquaculture Pacific to Raise Steelhead
January 6, 2021– The Northwest Aquaculture Alliance (NWAA), a leading voice for responsible aquaculture in the Pacific Northwest, applauds the State of Washington Department of Ecology for making a science-based […]
NWAA Issues Challenge to Patagonia and WFC for their “No Net Pens” Campaign
Northwest Aquaculture Alliance (NWAA) sent an invitation and a challenge to the billion-dollar outdoor gear and clothing manufacturer “to engage with our organization and our scientists to learn the real […]
NWAA challenges Patagonia to “Engage with us” to learn about aquaculture
October 27, 2020—Patagonia, a billion-dollar, privately held, multi-national corporation founded in 1973 and based in Ventura, California, manufactures and sells high-end outdoor clothing made largely from synthetic materials. Recently, the […]
A NEW ERA FOR AQUACULTURE
America hails a new era for aquaculture
ECOLOGY COMMENT PERIOD NOW OPEN: NWAA FACT SHEET ON PERMIT MODIFICATION
SITUATION The Washington State Department of Ecology (ECY) is currently evaluating the request by Northwest Aquaculture Alliance (NWAA) member, Cooke Aquaculture Pacific (CAP), to modify its existing permits to allow […]
REGARDING ACTIVIST LAWSUIT: “Activist Organizations ‘Out of Touch’ with Science”
For Immediate Release February 12, 2020 NORTHWEST AQUACULTURE ALLIANCE STATEMENT REGARDING ACTIVIST LAWSUIT: “Activist Organizations ‘Out of Touch’ with Science” The Northwest Aquaculture Alliance (NWAA), a leading voice for responsible […]
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW SHOWS CHILDREN CAN GAIN AN AVERAGE OF 7.7 FULL IQ POINTS
A new paper published by a group of 13 leading dietary fats scientists highlights the tremendous health benefits from consuming seafood for infant and adolescent brain development. Among the key […]
Aquaculture Alliance Commends WDFW
Aquaculture Alliance Commends WDFW for Approving Cooke Aquaculture and Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s Permit to Raise Rainbow Trout in Puget Sound:“We are one step closer to becoming a ‘Blue Economy’” Covington, […]
A steelhead smolt sensation
Magic Valley steelhead hatcheries rear over 5 million steelhead smolts each year to provide fishing opportunity to anglers…
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Don’t look for North America’s largest seafood restaurant chain to put any plant-based seafood alternatives on the menu any time soon…
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe partnering with Cooke Aquaculture Pacific for Northwest native species farm
October 3, 2019 – Sequim, WA – The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is pleased to announce a joint venture with Cooke Aquaculture Pacific. The joint venture will initially work to rear […]
Aquaculture Group Applauds WDFW for Fish Farm Proposal
Covington, WA, October 3, 2019–The Northwest Aquaculture Alliance (NWAA), the leading trade association representing aquaculture producers and support businesses in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia, today applauded the […]