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 significant sea ice cover. We begin with an analysis of NOAA’s claimed authority to operate in this area, followed by the proposal itself. Read the full comments.