"Atlantic salmon farming has been banned from Washington state waters after Gov. Jay Inslee signed the restrictions on nonnative fish farms into law last week in Olympia.
"These present a risk to our wild salmon runs that we cannot tolerate," Inslee said.
The move comes eight months after an ill-fated fish farm near Anacortes started to come undone in a strong current on an otherwise calm summer day. The floating farm, owned by New Brunswick, Canada-based Cooke Aquaculture, tore apart a month later, letting as many as 250,000 Atlantic salmon escape into Puget Sound."
John Ryan reports for KUOW/NPR March 26, 2018.
Source: KUOW/NPR, 03/29/2018
