"Science lost," said NWAA's Executive Director after the WA Natural Resources Board adopted the rule pushed by Commissioner of Public Lands, Hilary Franz.
NOAA Fisheries has launched a new information portal providing an overview of the permitting process for shellfish farming in Washington State, the USA's largest producer of farmed shellfish.
Cornell University researchers have identified aquaculture ancestry in wild oyster populations from parts of Long Island Sound, suggesting farms may be contributing larvae to nearby waters.
