Fish pen proposal pitched in pre-application meeting in Port Angeles  By Rob Ollikainen Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — A seafood company that wants to put a new fish farm in the Strait of Juan de Fuca made its case … Continue reading →

Jefferson County recently updated their Shoreline Master Plan (SMP) and one of the most controversial issues was finfish aquaculture. Here are some links from their process. Department of Ecology Jefferson County Shoreline Master Program: Comprehensive Update Jefferson County Shoreline Master … Continue reading →

From the Peninsula Daily News on October 22, 2011: New fish farm pitched off Clallam County waters From the Seattle Times on October 20, 2011: Plan for huge fish farm in Strait roils the waters

CCA-NOP chapter tasked with developing a position on open water salmon aquaculture for the State Chapter’s consideration From John Albiso, chapter president: Our next chapter meeting will be Thursday 6:30PM Oct. 27th in Sequim.  The subject will be Salmon Farms.  The … Continue reading →

John Albiso, president of North Olympic Peninsula chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association, provided the following links on Facebook: CON: What is wrong with salmon farming? Salmon farming is not sustainable. It starves one ocean of fish, and pollutes another … Continue reading →

Posted in the Comments section by user Erwin: NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC-49: The Net-pen Salmon Farming Industry in the Pacific Northwest  

Here is some information about the net pen operation proposed by Pacific Aquaculture Inc. If you are unfamiliar with net pen operations, I would urge you to start researching and asking questions NOW. The number one concern with these net … Continue reading →