Multi-Million Dollar Grant Funds Study of Great Lakes Aquaculture

A million-dollar grant to study aquaculture aims to boost the number of fish farms in the Great Lakes region.

Conservation Group Challenging Cooke Aquaculture for Area Leases

July 20, 2020 Radio Pacific

As the 15-year leases held by Cooke Aquaculture to operate net pen facilities in Port Angeles Harbor and elsewhere in the Puget Sound approach their expiration date, a conservation group has formally submitted a proposal to lease those same sites themselves and restore them for public use.

First Red Sea Bream Aquaculture Improvement Project (AIP) in Japan Launched Aiming for ASC Certification in 2021

Seafood Legacy Co., Ltd., Kumamoto Seawater Culture Fisheries Cooperative and Urata Suisan Co., Ltd. have launched Japan’s first red sea bream (madai​) Aquaculture Improvement Project.

Trump Order Could Allow Floating Fish Farms in the Gulf of Mexico

An executive order by President Donald Trump could pave the way for fish farming in the Gulf of Mexico and other marine waters, potentially disrupting fragile ecosystems but broadening markets for the seafood industry.

Statement From Glenn Cooke Commending President Donald Trump on His Executive Order that Will Improve U.S. Aquaculture Competitiveness and Economic Growth

May 8, 2020 Cooke Aquaculture

Glenn Cooke, CEO of the Cooke family of companies, provided the following statement after President Donald Trump signed the first ever Executive Order that includes provisions to improve U.S. aquaculture competitiveness and economic growth on Thursday.