Public Comment Form

Commercial Finfish Net Pen Aquaculture Rulemaking

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages 2.6 million acres of state-owned aquatic lands—including the bedlands under Puget Sound and the coast, many beaches, and navigable lakes and rivers. DNR manages these aquatic lands as a public trust for the people of the state. As steward of these public lands, DNR works to protect the environment, provide opportunities for recreation, support water-dependent uses, promote sustainable use of natural resources, and protect public navigational and fishing access from obstructions. 


DNR is exploring options to modify WAC 332-30 to better achieve the department’s management guidelines with respect to commercial finfish net pen aquaculture and invites public comment as to how this may be best accomplished. 



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DNR seeks input on the department's environmental concerns such as degradation of the benthic environment, biofouling, and additional ecological impacts to aquatic habitat in relation to commercial finfish net pen aquaculture operations on state-owned aquatic land. 

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