Case Inlet task force considers temporary pens

The Port of Grapeview commissioners received an update on the Case Inlet Fisheries Task Force on April 18.

Brad Pomroy, the facilitator for the task force, touted its progress over the past months, while noting progress was closer to “a marathon than a sprint.”

The task force has visited the Point Defiance net pen installation, provided testimony to state Department of Fish and Wildlife commissioners, and met with Will Henderson, manager of the Squaxin Island net pen program, Pomroy said.

Pomroy said the visit to the Point Defiance net pen installation the previous week demonstrated how tempor...