The company that ran the net pen aquaculture in this state for years has now been sued for allegedly violating U.S. fishing laws. The $2B lawsuit “False Claims Acts” alleges that Cooke violated U.S. rules for U.S. ownership of fishing fleets by creating taking over an American fishing company and creating a shell company to hide its ownership. These actions occurred on the Atlantic coast, not here.
The article is behind a paywall for National Fisherman magazine unfortunately but likely other sources will soon emerge. I’ll update this article as I get new information.