Reminder: March 2 - 6, Shorelines Hearings Board Hears Taylor/Seattle Shellfish and Coalition on Haley Geoduck Farm

Aquaculture being "water dependent"

does not mean "anything goes"

in Puget Sound's critical marine habitat areas.

 

Area proposed for conversion

to industrial scale geoduck farm.

More geoduck for China.

Less marine habitat for native species.

 

March 2-6, Hearing Starts at the Shoreline Hearings Board Office at 9:00am

1111 Israel Rd SW, Tumwater, WA   98501

 

Coalition Experts  

Monday, March 2

  James Brennan (Puget Sound Nearshore Scientist/Restoration Expert)

  Jim Johannessen (Puget Sound Geomorphologist/Restoration Expert)

  Dr. Gary Ritchie-Lack of Rigor of Sea Grant Geoduck Science

  Jo Jensen-Real Estate Broker--Effect of Industrial Geoduck Aquaculture on  

       Waterfront Home Values

Tuesday, March 3

   Captain Charles Moore-World Renowned Marine Plastic Debris Expert

   Kirk Kirkland-Audubon

   Rob Darling-Real Estate Broker-Effect of Industrial Geoduck Aquaculture on waterfront home values

Maybe Taylor Shellfish will explain how they can consider Scoters both a "pest" and a "friend".

"They said we were their friends in Clallam County."

Scoters feeding off of PVC pipes.





"Didn't you read the shellfish pest book?

On page 8 we're a primary pest."

"But Bill Dewey said..."