Courtesy of NAA:
After decades of effort by the farming, research and extension community to solve production and environmental challenges while at the same time suffering uninformed criticisms of the progress made to sustainably produce wholesome, nutritious farmed seafood, hard-fighting recreational fish and brilliant aquarium fish; the aquaculture community can now point with pride to recent US marine aquaculture facts and findings.
The court agrees, read and share a landmark opinion posted last week by the Washington State Supreme Court. By unanimous decision, the Court rejected a group of environmental organizations arguments and upheld a permit granted to Cooke Aquaculture Pacific by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for the farming of Pacific steelhead trout.
The science supports, a new paper refutes longstanding, inaccurate myths and criticisms directed at offshore aquaculture farming and its regulation foisted on the public. The paper refutes the most prevalent critiques by reviewing current policies, regulations, research and farmer production practices.
The permitting proves it, a Florida Sea Grant funded public education and demonstration project to farm Seriola rivoliana in the Gulf of Mexico includes a US Environmental Protection Agency comprehensive, public facing discharge permit governing farm operations. Permit development included an extended public comment period and public workshop that drew 44,500 comments.
Ocean Era – Final Fact Sheet (epa.gov)
NPDES Permit for Ocean Era, Inc. – Velella Epsilon (FL0A00001).pdf (epa.gov)
Ocean Era – Response to Comments (epa.gov)
The analysis shows it, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has defined several small areas in federal marine waters, i.e., the 4.3 million square mile Exclusive Economic Zone, that are environmentally, socially, and economically appropriate for commercial aquaculture.
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