Federal Study Taps 3 Areas Off Texas Coast as Prime Fish Farm Spots
A new study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has identified 4,500 acres off the Texas coast as prime Aquaculture Opportunity Areas, ripe for cultivation by producers aligned with the agency's stated goals of promoting "seafood competitiveness, food security, and economic growth." This week is "Aquaculture Week" at the federal agency under the Department of Commerce.
Driving the study are a pair of executive orders by President Donald Trump, "Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth," issued late in his first...
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