NOAA Finally Issues Rules for Offshore Fish Farms in Gulf of Mexico
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Associated Press] By Cain Burdeau - January 12, 2016 -
NEW ORLEANS, The first-ever federal regulations for large-scale fish farming in the ocean were issued Monday, opening a new frontier in the harvesting of popular seafood species such as red drum, tuna and red snapper.
The new rules allow the farming of fish in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The rules _ in the making for years _ were announced in New Orleans by NOAA. The new rules allow up to 20 fish farms to open in the Gulf and produce 64 million pounds of fish a year. The farms can start applying for 10-year permits starting in February.
Glen Brooks, the president of the Gulf Fishermen's Association, a group of commercial fishermen, said fishermen fought against fish farming. He said...
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