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Marine Environmental Consortium records
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Marine Environmental Consortium
- Title
- Marine Environmental Consortium records
- Quantity
- 20 cubic feet (20 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 5580 (Accession No. 5580-001)
- Summary
- Collection consists of depositions and other legal documents, witness files, reports, press releases, environmental impact statements, files relating to aquaculture in other areas, correspondence, photographs, and other materials relating to the activities of the Marine Environment Consortium
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
Material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Marine Environmental Consortium was founded in 1985 to regulate salmon farming in Puget Sound. The organization disbanded sometime in the 2000's.
In 1985, salmon farms were first introduced to Puget Sound. The Griffin Bay Preservation Committee (located in the San Juan Islands) along with 20 to 23 other organizations banded together to form the Marine Environmental Consortium which was chaired by Arthur Whiteley. The organization's mission was to get salmon farming regulated. A number of legal suits ensued, which included a 23 day trail with the Pollution Control Hearing Board (a branch of the Environmental Protection Agency). There were other trials in the state judicial system.
The Marine Environmental Consortium (MEC) resulted in two major outcomes: 1) the Federal Clean Water Act concluded that salmon farms were point-source polluters, and, 2) that escaped foreign species - like Atlantic salmon - constituted a biological pollutant.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of depositions and other legal documents, witness files, reports, press releases, environmental impact statements, files relating to aquaculture in other areas, correspondence, photographs, and other materials relating to the activities of the Marine Environment Consortium.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The creators' literary rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Corporate Names
- Marine Environmental Consortium--Archives
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
