February 09, 2018
Good news: bills have passed both the State House and Senate which mandate phase-out of open net pen Atlantic salmon facilities. When signed by the Governor, this will be of global import. Salmon-based communities in BC are watching this closely.
Bad news: Despite Fish and Wildlife assurances that the escapees were healthy, all the Cypress Island escaped Atlantic salmon tested by both the state and an independent lab have been proven to carry a Norwegian-origin fish virus, highly transmissible to wild salmon.
See http://wildfishconservancy.org/february-15th-prv-pre…/…/file.
Below is Mike McCormick's KEXP interview with Pete on the current state of the issue: