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2018 House Bill 2418: Reducing impacts of nonnative finfish aquaculture by delaying construction of new nonnative finfish aquaculture facilities until thorough study, including structural analysis of existing facilities, is complete
Introduced by Rep. Kristine Lytton (Anacortes) (D) on January 8, 2018
Intended to deal with accidentally released Atlantic salmon into Puget Sound on multiple
occasions in recent years. The most recent incident, in August 2017,
resulted in a release of approximately one hundred sixty thousand nonnative Atlantic salmon into Puget Sound. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee on January 8, 2018