Download or read book Long term Sustainability of Offshore Aquaculture in the United States written by Alex Duarte and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offshore aquaculture, or mariculture, is a new industry that has great economic potential for the United States. With the California being the third largest state in the country and having a coastline that stretches 840 miles, a viable ocean management plan can make use of the California coastal zone by accommodating the many maritime industries and stakeholders that can benefit from such a plan. The solution to this dilemma is for the federal government to begin building a regulatory framework that incorporates Marine Spatial Planning (MSP). Some European countries have already begun creating viable spatial planning of their coastal zones that have provided the state with both political and economic benefits. California has been importing more than half of its seafood from Asian countries for some years now. China is a model for aquaculture in that region that incidentally is also the biggest seafood exporter to California and the United States. The United States has strangely fallen behind the aquaculture industry for a number of reasons. Although there is some valuable research that has studied the effects of aquaculture, further research is necessary to truly estimate the environmental impacts of offshore aquaculture, the development of responsible and sustainable methods, and the absence of a federal framework combining MSP and aquaculture are all explanations for the shortage of coastal legislation. Until NOAA, the United States Coast Guard, and other federal agency stakeholders make their recommendations for MSP, the aquaculture industry in California and the United States will be slow and ineffective.
Download or read book Sustainable Aquaculture written by John E. Bardach and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1997-04-25 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aquaculture is a rapidly growing, successful approach to improving diets by providing more high quality fish and shellfish protein. It is also an industry with major unresolved issues because of its negative impact on the environment. This book is a pioneering effort in the development of environmentally benign aquaculture methods.
Download or read book Offshore Marine Aquaculture written by Anu K. Mittal and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aquaculture (AQ) -- the raising of fish and shellfish in captivity -- has been confined to near-shore coastal waters or in other water bodies that fall under state regulation. Recently, there has been interest in expanding AQ to offshore waters, which would involve raising fish and shellfish in the open ocean, and consequently bringing these types of operations under fed. regulation. No comprehensive legislative or regulatory framework to manage such an expansion exists. Instead, multiple federal agencies have authority to regulate different aspects of offshore AQ under a variety of laws. This report identifies key issues that should be addressed in the development of an effective regulatory framework for U.S. offshore AQ. Illus.
Download or read book Offshore Aquaculture written by United States. Congress. Senate. National Ocean Policy Study and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Offshore Marine Aquaculture written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. aquaculture -- the raising of fish and shellfish in captivity -- has generally been confined to nearshore coastal waters or in other water bodies, such as ponds, that fall under state regulation. Recently, there has been an increased interest in expanding aquaculture to offshore waters, which would involve raising fish and shellfish in the open ocean, and consequently bringing these types of operations under federal regulation. While the offshore expansion has the potential to increase U.S. aquaculture production, no comprehensive legislative or regulatory framework to manage such an expansion exists. Instead, multiple federal agencies have authority to regulate different aspects of offshore aquaculture under a variety of existing laws that were not designed for this purpose. In this context, GAO was asked to identify key issues that should be addressed in the development of an effective regulatory framework for U.S. offshore aquaculture. In conducting its assessment, GAO administered a questionnaire to a wide variety of key aquaculture stakeholders; analyzed laws, regulations, and key studies; and visited states that regulate nearshore aquaculture industries. Although GAO is not making any recommendations, this review emphasizes the need to carefully consider a wide array of key issues as a regulatory framework for offshore aquaculture is developed. Agencies that provided official comments generally agreed with the report ...
Download or read book Offshore Aquaculture written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans, and Wildlife and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Offshore Aquaculture in the United States written by Robert C. Belanger and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of Insights from Supply and Demand AnalysisBasic Economics of Aquaculture; A Conceptual Framework; Facilities Cost; Feed Cost; Juvenile Cost; Relative Scale of Different Cost Components; Farm Design; Regulatory Factors; Environmental Factors; Economic Factors; Industry Factors; Market Factors; Competitiveness of U.S. Offshore Aquaculture; Competitive Disadvantages of Offshore Farming Relative to Inshore Farming; Exposure; Support transport costs; Water depth; Working conditions; Industry economies of scale; Operating experience; Regulatory experience.
Download or read book Feeding America written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aquaculture Perspective of Multi Use Sites in the Open Ocean written by Bela H. Buck and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This volume addresses the potential for combining large-scale marine aquaculture of macroalgae, molluscs, crustaceans, and finfish, with offshore structures, primarily those associated with energy production, such as wind turbines and oil-drilling platforms. The volume offers a comprehensive overview and includes chapters on policy, science, engineering, and economic aspects to make this concept a reality. The compilation of chapters authored by internationally recognized researchers across the globe addresses the theoretical and practical aspects of multi-use, and presents case studies of research, development, and demonstration-scale installations in the US and EU.
Download or read book Expanding Mariculture Farther Offshore written by Alessandro Lovatelli and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2013 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is also recommended that efforts be increased to farm lower trophic levels species and optimize feeds and feeding in order to minimize ecosystems impacts and ensure long-term sustainability. Similarly, risk assessments and/or environmental impact assessment and monitoring must always be in place before establishing offshore farms, and permanent environmental monitoring must be ensured. All coastal nations should be prepared to engage actively in developing the technological, legal and financial frameworks needed to support the future development of offshore mariculture to meet global food needs. The workshop report highlights the major opportunities and challenges for a sustainable mariculture industry to grow and further expand off the coast.
Download or read book Offshore Marine Aquaculture written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.
Download or read book Regional Review on Status and Trends in Aquaculture Development in North America 2015 written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circulars A summary of trends in North America for 2010–2015, this review describes current and evolving aquaculture practices (species, methods, amounts and values) and details the needs of the industry in terms of resources, services and technologies. Environmental impacts are discussed, as well as the industry's response to market demands and opportunities, its contribution to social and economic development, and external pressures on the sector (e.g. climate change).
Download or read book Marine Aquaculture in the United States written by Rebecca Goldburg and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Offshore Marine Aquaculture written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offshore Marine Aquaculture: Multiple Administrative and Environmental Issues Need to Be Addressed in Establishing a U.S. Regulatory Framework
Download or read book The Sustainable Learning Community written by John D. Aber and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2009 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Case studies from the University of New Hampshire explore all the dimensions of sustainability in campus life, combining frugality and creativity
Download or read book Blue Frontiers written by and published by WorldFish. This book was released on 2011 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A GIS Based Tool for the Sustainable Development of Offshore Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico written by Monte C. Shalett and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is faced with the opportunity to transition from environmentally questionable coastal aquaculture to the potentially sustainable future of the industry by moving offshore. In October 2007, a generic amendment was drafted that could potentially provide the regulatory framework for offshore marine aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico, largely based on the appropriate site selection of the offshore cages. Site selection is critical because the environmental sustainability, the financial feasibility and the minimization of conflicts between different users in the Gulf of Mexico all depend on it. In this study, one model was designed to illustrate the potential areas to be used for aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico based on their relative suitability. The study shows how GIS can be used as an effective tool for the sustainable development of offshore aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico.
