DCO2 Comment Re: Identifying Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in Alaska
DCO2 submitted comments in response to NOAA’s efforts to identify aquaculture opportunity areas in Alaska. In broad strokes, the request for comment asks stakeholders to provide suggestions over a number of parameters, as NOAA has begun with only considering state waters that are within 25 miles of a coastal community population center, and state waters that do not regularly experience …
DCO2 Comments on the Transboundary Permit Request
At issue is whether Cooke Aquaculture, a Canadian farmed salmon company with a poor track record of environmental stewardship and social responsibility, should be granted a permit to transship farmed salmon from the state of Maine to Canada (for processing), using Canadian-flagged vessels. NMFS has published this opportunity for public review and to comment on this proposal. The application for …
How the World is Responding to Industrial Aquaculture
Learn more about how countries around the world are responding to Offshore Fish Farms. Download the Fact Sheet here.
Comments Re: Fishery Descriptions
NOAA is required to maintain a list of fisheries and their interactions with marine mammals. NOAA wants to include fish raised in fish farms to this list. Farmed fish is not a fishery! DCO2 submitted comments, outlining issues with offshore fish farming, concerns about finfish farm interactions with marine mammals, and the fact that fish farms are not a fishery. …
Aquaculture Visioning Report
The North American Marine Alliance coordinated this creation of a vision for community-based, values driven aquaculture. This vision was a result of surveys, focus groups, and research with members of the Local Catch Network and other allies. Eight main aquaculture values were identified: Food – Aquaculture is essential to the overall seafood supply and is vital for healthy and culturally …
Request for Information; Data for Marine Spatial Studies in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
There are several reasons why the most prudent option is for NOAA to refrain from establishing AOAs in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Chief among these, is that NOAA lacks the legal authority to regulate aquaculture in federal waters. Furthermore, there are grave ecological consequences and inevitable harms to other ocean industries in these regions, should offshore finfish …
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AQUAA Act: Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture Act
Learn about the AQUAA Act and why it is not good for our oceans, wildlife, and coastal communities. Download the AQUAA Act fact sheet.