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Nordic Aquafarms Celebrates Coastal Commission Denial of Five Appeals to Samoa Fish Farm

Last week the California Coastal Commission unanimously denied five separate appeals challenging permit approvals for Nordic Aquafarms’ big onshore recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) planned for the Samoa Peninsula.

Appellants, including the Redwood Region Audubon Society, Salmonid Restoration Federation, 350 Humboldt, and local residents Alison Willy and Scott Frazer, argued that the permitting agencies didn’t adequately account for a variety of potential environmental impacts to the climate, marine resources, dune habitat and public access…

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