Posts made in April, 2018
Conservation Groups Sue State, Demanding Shoreline Protection
April 12, 2018 Protect Zangle Cove, 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. Most construction projects in or near Washington waters must receive an Hydraulic Project Approval (“HPA”), which requires that they have safeguards in place to protect fish and their habitat. WDFW has exempted commercial aquaculture from this statutory requirement for many years, meaning aquaculture projects go forward...
Read MoreHow Much Plastic Do You Want In Your Orcas and Salmon?
Concerns about plastic in our marine environments are increasing—as they should! Every week new articles appear across news media and scientific journals, documenting the marine plastics disaster. The devastating impacts, and escalating dangers are clear. So we ask, “How much plastic do you want in your orcas and salmon?” Similarly, “How much plastic will we tolerate in our marine ecosystems?” Governor Inslee establishes Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery and Task Force with Executive Order 18-02 READ THE ORDER The geoduck aquaculture industry embeds approximately 8 miles of PVC pipe per acre in pristine intertidal habitat areas of...
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