Aquaculture “Pests”

The video I Am The Puget Sound speaks to what the aquaculture industry refers to as pests:

I understand they've made a list of what they think are pests

But these are all my children so by nature I'll protest

The actual document that refers to the “pests” is titled Pest Management Strategic Plan for Bivalve in Oregon and Washington.

The question we have is: Who gave this industry the right to declare native and migratory animals in Puget Sound as “pests”?

As an interesting point of irony, several of the invasive species the aquaculture industry wants to control were introduced by the same aquaculture industry in the past.