Puget Sound Partnership Media Advisory: Leadership Council to hear findings on Cypress Island net pen failure

Puget Sound Partnership Washington sent this bulletin at 03/23/2018 01:48 PM PDT

MEDIA ADVISORY
March 23, 2018

MEDIA CONTACT: Cathy Cochrane, 360.790.7958, cathy.cochrane@psp.wa.gov

Leadership Council to hear findings on Cypress Island net pen failure

The Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council will meet on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Washington State University Stormwater Center, 2606 West Pioneer, Puyallup. Council members will re-convene to tour a habitat restoration site in the Puyallup River watershed from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 29.

Wednesday meeting highlights include:

A presentation on the Puget Sound Action Agenda Comprehensive Plan, which charts the course for Puget Sound recovery over the long-term.
A presentation on findings of the state’s investigation of the Cypress Island Atlantic salmon net pen incident.
A presentation and discussion on the Salish Sea Marine Survival project, which is investigating a number of potential causes of low survival of juvenile salmon as they leave freshwater and transit Puget Sound.

The full agenda, meeting materials and directions are available at http://psp.wa.gov/LC_meetings.php. This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome to provide comment and learn about the regional effort to restore and protect Puget Sound.

If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please notify the Special Assistant to the Boards, Dominique Hampton, at 360.464.1229.

About the Leadership Council

The seven-member Leadership Council is the governing body of the Puget Sound Partnership. Appointed by the Governor to serve four-year terms, members are among the leading citizens from around the Sound.

About the Puget Sound Partnership

The Puget Sound Partnership is the state agency formed to lead the region’s collective effort to restore and protect Puget Sound. Working with hundreds of governments, tribes, scientists, businesses, and nonprofits, the Partnership mobilizes partner action around a common agenda, advances Sound investments, and tracks progress to optimize recovery.

For more information, go to www.psp.wa.gov.

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