Aquaculture Opportunity Areas Being Selected by NOAA
Two U.S. regions already have been selected as Aquaculture Opportunity Areas, or AOAs, as part of the Trump Administration’s executive order in May to advance the expansion of U.S. seafood production in federal waters from three to 200 miles offshore.
The two regions are in the Gulf of Mexico and off Southern California. NOAA’s Aquaculture Program is tasked with identifying 10 AOAs over the next five years. The Opportunity Areas will use existing infrastructure, such as docks, processing plants, and transportation routes in selected regions to create new sustainable economic opportunities...
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