How is ISAv detected? There are 3 common tests (“assays”) for ISAv: The classic test is cell culture; salmon cells are grown in the laboratory
WA Fish and Wildlife Department advance a new proposal by Cooke Aquaculture to rear steelhead in their Puget Sound net pens alleging commercial open water net pens pose little to no environmental risks.
On February 21, 2019, Wild Fish Conservancy moved for summary judgment in our Clean Water Act (CWA) lawsuit against Cooke Aquaculture, asking the U.S. District
The agencies have finally begun formal consultation under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to evaluate the potential harm caused by Atlantic salmon net pens in Puget Sound.
Members and partners of the Our Sound, Our Salmon coalition deliver a petition to WA Fish and Wildlife expressing concerns over conflict of interest in net pen viral testing.
The Coalition to Protect Puget Sound Habitat and Wild Fish Conservancy filed suit today against the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (“WDFW”), demanding an end to the improper exemption of industrial shellfish aquaculture projects from state standards designed to protect fish and marine habitats.
For immediate release.March 22nd, 2018 Today, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed HB2957 into law, an act that will effectively ban the practice of open-water Atlantic
WFC restates concern and findings of an exotic virus found in escaped farmed Atlantic salmon in Puget Sound after WA Fish and Wildlife attempted to mischaracterized and downplay the virus they failed to detect.
ndependent lab results demonstrate that 100% of escaped Atlantic salmon tested were highly infected with Piscine Orthoreovirus (PRV), and that the strain of the virus is of Norwegian origin.
Following the catastrophic collapse of a net pen in Puget Sound that released hundreds of thousands of farmed fish, Wild Fish Conservancy notifies Cooke Aquaculture of our intent to sue over Clean Water Act violations.
On August 24th, 2017, in the wake of an environmentally disastrous event that allowed the escape of up to 305,000 Atlantic salmon into Puget Sound,
A lawsuit challenging federal agencies continued dismissal of the harmful effects of commercial net pen aquaculture to threatened and endangered species in Puget Sound
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