Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Issue of fish farm pens splits Jefferson commissioners, state Ecology

Jefferson County’s revision of its Shoreline Management Plan is good to go, aside from regulations governing fish-farming net pens. Those remain a sticking point, with the state Department of Ecology saying the net pens are beyond the county’s jurisdiction, and county commissioners maintaining otherwise. The commissioners met on Monday to continue their attempt to carve out a compromise between “all and none,” as characterised by shoreline manager Michelle McConnell, seeking a middle ground where net pens would be allowed with certain restrictions after a permitting process.

The specifics of that process has been the subject of discussion for three consecutive commissioners meetings and is scheduled for a fourth at 10 a.m. Monday in the Jefferson County Courthouse, 820 Jefferson St, Port Townsend. During their original 2009 deliberations on the Shoreline Management Plan, the commissioners sought to prohibit net pens over what they say is an adverse ecological effect. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.

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