FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2022 Covington, Washington—On April 22, Canada’s Federal Court ruled that the cancellation of fish farm leases in the Discovery Islands in British Columbia not only […]
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INNOVASEA SYSTEMS EXECUTIVE, LANGLEY GACE, JOINS NORTHWEST AQUACULTURE ALLIANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
March 17, 2022–The Northwest Aquaculture Alliance (NWAA) today announced the appointment of Innovasea Systems Inc. Senior Vice President, Langley Gace, to its Board of Directors. Gace, a Bainbridge Island, Washington, […]
NOAA Biological Opinion Concludes Marine Finfish Aquaculture Has No Adverse Impact on Native or Endangered Species in Puget Sound
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service has released a biological opinion regarding marine finfish aquaculture in Puget Sound, finding little to no negative impact on native species such as endangered salmon, […]
Washington Supreme Court upholds Cooke Aquaculture steelhead farming permit
By ANA Staff January 14, 2022–The Washington State Supreme Court has unanimously ruled (9-0) to uphold the company’s permit to farm Pacific Steelhead trout after a group of environmental organizations […]
UBC salmon virus study challenged by global experts
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]