Environmentalists file suit against Cooke over salmon escape
WFC ecologist Dr. Nick Gayeski taking samples from an Atlantic salmon. (Photo: WFC)
(UNITED STATES, 11/15/2017)
The organisation Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC) has decided to file a suit against Cooke Aquaculture Pacific, LLC with the goal of holding the company responsible for the negligent release of over 100,000 farmed Atlantic salmon into public waters.
The decision was taken based on the fact that the escape event off Cypress Island taking place in August represents a threat to already imperiled wild fish populations, marine mammal species, and the fragile Puget Sound ecosystem at-large.
WFC considers that these discharges represent "blatantly negligent violations" of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits under which Cooke Aquaculture’s Atl...
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