Salmon farms under fire on U.S. East Coast after being shuttered on west coast

Salmon farms under fire on U.S. East Coast after being shuttered on west coast

This month Washington became the last state on the U.S. West Coast to reject salmon aquaculture over environmental concerns. A new lawsuit now takes aim at operations on the country's East Coast - the only commercial netpen salmon farms left in the country. On Jan. 14, the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), a Boston-based environmental advocacy group, filed a lawsuit against Cooke Aquaculture, the owner of more than a dozen salmon farms in the n…

Salmon Returns after Salmon Farm Removal

Salmon Returns Give Hope A preliminary report on 2024 salmon returns shows huge increases where salmon farms have been removed. Read the full report here.