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Washington state net-pen ban not legally binding, judge rules

The ruling is an important victory for the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Northwest Aquaculture Alliance and Cooke

By Liza Mayer | Oct. 22, 2023 13:39 BST
A superior court judge in the US state of Washington on Oct. 20, 2023, ruled that public lands commissioner Hilary Franz's order to ban commercial net pen aquaculture on state-owned aquatic lands has no legal weight. Photo: Washington Department of Natural Resources.
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The decision by public lands commissioner Hilary Franz to ban commercial net pen aquaculture on state-owned aquatic lands in the US state of Washington has no legal weight, a state judge has ruled [...]

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