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By W. Ron Allen – Special to the Seattle Times August 30, 2023 As chairman/CEO of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, I must correct the record about the environmental viability and

May 23, 2023–Today, a handful of supporters of Public Lands Commissioner-turned-Gubernatorial candidate, Hilary Franz, gathered on Bainbridge Island to “Celebrate the Removal of Puget Sound’s net pens” alongside the 501c3

BREAKING NEWS – May 19, 2023 Covington, Washington—The Northwest Aquaculture Alliance (NWAA), with the steadfast support of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, today won the right to intervene on behalf its

Covington, WA—The Northwest Aquaculture Alliance (NWAA) today announced that Claudio R. Cerda has joined its 14-person Board of Directors. Cerda currently serves as General Manager of  Bonney Lake, Washington-based Troutlodge, the

In a new campaign launched on March 16, Washington fish farming workers, who have grown affordable, high-quality fish in Puget Sound for over 40 years, are speaking out for the

On December 7, a group of leading national and state trade associations sent a letter to Washington Public Lands Commissioner, Hilary Franz, denouncing her political decision to terminate the leases

Just four days after she announced that she would not renew Cooke Aquaculture’s fish farming leases, Washington state Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz held a press conference where, flanked by

In response to the November 14 announcement that the State of Washington’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will not renew the leases for Cooke Aquaculture Pacific’s steelhead farms in Washington

Gig Harbor, WA–The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation (KGASF) today announced that it has awarded its first-ever aquaculture scholarships to three students—two representing US Tribes and one representing one of