State approves transfer of 1 million farmed fish into Salish Sea

Over 100,000 fish of August Cypress Island escape still unaccounted for, however WHATCOM — Last week, the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife approved a new permit allowing Cooke Aquaculture Pacific to transport 1 million juvenile Atlantic Salmon into an existing net-pen structure in Puget Sound. Meanwhile, an investigation into one of the largest…

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