This is excellent news.  Since the Navy's pier construction has moved Cooke's local fish farms out of PA harbor and into the Strait, and since they are requesting a new permit for the significant expansion of their net pens, we are at the ideal point to really take a hard look at whether this is a good idea for our town.  Especially now that Cooke has demonstrated that they're not exactly in control of the farms they already operate.

Right now, there's a public hearing on the permitting application scheduled for Thurs, Sept 7, 2 pm, at the County Commissioners' Meeting Room.  Before that, there's a forum to inform the public, scheduled for tomorrow, August 29, 6 - 8 pm, at the Sequim Transit Center.

This temporary State hold on new permits gives us the perfect chance to really take a look at the pros and cons, and reconsider whether industrial fish farming is something we want to have in our local waters.