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Scramble to re-issue permits for area shellfish farms underway following lawsuit
By Kimberly Cauvel, Skagit Valley Herald
Published: February 26, 2021, 7:34am
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Shellfish farms in the state and the agencies that issue them operating permits are scrambling to complete farm-by-farm paperwork following litigation over whether a former permitting system ensured adequate protections for the marine environment.
Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association Executive Director Margaret Pilaro said many farms are facing uncertainty, including about whether they will be able to plant new crops of young oysters and clams this spring.
“This is the crunch time and this is the time that people are the most panicked because it’s farming: You grow your crops, you sell your crops, you grow your crops, you sell your crops and … it has been interrupted because until they get their permit they can’t plant,” she said. ....

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