Recirculating Farms Coalition has issued a press release asking National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Marine Fisheries Service to end their support of open water fish farms. The request came after an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 Atlantic Salmon escaped from Cooke Aquaculture fish farm off of Washington state last week. According to Executive Director Marianne Cufone, “…we encourage the government to step up its support for land-based recirculating aquaculture, which is more sustainable and has far less likelihood of escapes and other ecological damage.”