Posts made in April, 2013
Seagrass, Macroalgae and Forage Fish Protection
Seagrasses and macroalgae hold a particularly important place in shoreline ecology. They provide protection, food, and support for the reproductive cycle of birds, forage fish, and other species, as well as binding and detoxification for the ecosystem as as whole. These plants are threatened by the expansion of industrial aquaculture, and by efforts by the industry to eradicate Zostera japonica, the non-native (but beneficial) Japanese Eelgrass that grows alongside native species. The Coalition has filed a petition, plus supplemental information, before the State Noxious Weed Control Board, to delete Japanese Eelgrass (Zostera japonica) from classification as a Class C...
Read MoreCircle of Loss
This image was designed to depict environmental impacts to tidelands from the perspective of the shellfish industry’s own documents and testimony. When it was presented on March 27, 2013, during the public hearing in Pierce County for the Detienne geoduck farm application, one shellfish industry representative referred to it as a “circle of death.” We agree. Click to...
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