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Growers urge funding for burrowing‑shrimp research as bill would create IPM program at Department of Agriculture
Summary
House Bill 1309 would establish a Burrowing Shrimp Research Program at the Department of Agriculture with a governing board and a non‑appropriated account; shellfish growers testified the program is needed to develop alternatives to imidacloprid and protect rural economies.
House Bill 1309 would create an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) research program at the Washington State Department of Agriculture to address burrowing shrimp impacts on bottom‑culture shellfish farming in Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor. Rebecca Lewis, staff to the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, briefed the Appropriations Committee on the bill’s governance and purpose, explaining the program would administer a Burrowing Shrimp Research account, solicit research projects, provide permitting assistance and require a governing board whose members must have expertise or vested…
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