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Book Offshore Marine Aquaculture

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 ...

Book Offshore Marine Aquaculture

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anu K. Mittal
  • Publisher : DIANE Publishing
  • Release : 2008-10
  • ISBN : 1437905676
  • Pages : 58 pages

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.

Book Understanding the US Federal Framework for Marine Aquaculture Regulation

Download or read book Understanding the US Federal Framework for Marine Aquaculture Regulation written by Zdravka Tzankova and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growth and worldwide expansion of intensive aquaculture production over the past few decades has significantly increased the presence of aquaculture activities in estuarine and coastal waters, as well as the share of aquacultured products in the food supply. Negative experience with, and concern over the environmental impacts of intensive aquaculture practices, particularly those of shrimp and carnivorous finfish farming, and more recently of finfish ranching, has grown in parallel with industry expansion, leading, in turn, to an intensification in the debate over the appropriate substance, approach, and scope of industry regulation. The core of the debate over aquaculture regulation lies in the clash between a strong conviction among industry promoters that aquaculture is already over-regulated, and the reality of accumulating evidence that in spite of growing negative experiences with current intensive practices, relatively little has been learned and achieved in addressing various environmental implications of different types of aquaculture. A thorough and reflective understanding of the existing legal and regulatory system is a key factor in conducting and sustaining an informed and participatory discussion on the future of intensive aquaculture in the U.S., and on formulating societal expectations for industry environmental performance. This report aims to contribute towards the building and consolidation of such an understanding.

Book Aquaculture Law and Policy

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  • Author : Nigel Bankes
  • Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
  • Release : 2016-09-28
  • ISBN : 1784718114
  • Pages : 509 pages

Download or read book Aquaculture Law and Policy written by Nigel Bankes and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-28 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With aquaculture operations fast expanding around the world, the adequacy of aquaculture-related laws and policies has become a hot topic. This much-needed book provides a three-part guide to the complex regulatory landscape. The expert contributors first review the international legal dimensions, including chapters on law of the sea, trade, and access and benefit sharing. Part Two offers regional perspectives, discussing the EU and regional fisheries management organizations. The final part contains eleven case studies exploring how leading aquaculture producing countries have been putting sustainability principles into practice.

Book Marine Aquaculture

Download or read book Marine Aquaculture written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coastal farming and ocean ranching of marine fish, shellfish, crustaceans, and seaweed are a major and growing industry worldwide. In the United States, freshwater aquaculture is rapidly becoming a significant commercial activity; however, marine aquaculture has lagged behind. This book examines the obstacles to developing marine aquaculture in the United States and offers specific recommendations for technology and policy strategies to encourage this industry. The volume provides a wealth of information on the status of marine aquacultureâ€"including comparisons between U.S. and foreign approaches to policy and technology and of the diverse species under culture. Marine Aquaculture also describes problems of coordination of regulatory policy among various federal, state, and local government agencies and escalating competition for the use of coastal waters. It addresses environmental concerns and suggests engineering and research strategies for alleviating negative impacts from marine aquaculture operations.

Book Environmental Effects of Marine Finfish Aquaculture

Download or read book Environmental Effects of Marine Finfish Aquaculture written by Barry Hargrave and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-08-24 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental risks associated with large-scale marine finfish cage aquaculture cast doubt on the sustainability of the industry. This book divides the topic into its broad parts: Eutrophication; Sedimentation and Benthic Impacts; Changes in Trophic Structure and Function; and Managing Environmental Risks, and goes further to analyze methods and models currently used to measure near and far-field environmental effects of finfish mariculture and and their implications for management.

Book Offshore Marine Aquaculture

Download or read book Offshore Marine Aquaculture written by Jean T. Nolan and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpted from GAO report "Offshore marine aquaculture: multiple administrative and environmental issues need to be addressed in establishing a U.S. regulatory framework", GAO -08-594, dated May 2008.--Preface.

Book Offshore Marine Aquaculture

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  • Author : United States Government Accountability Office
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2018-01-17
  • ISBN : 9781983923708
  • Pages : 58 pages

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

Book Institutional  policy and regulatory framework for sustainable development of the Egyptian aquaculture sector

Download or read book Institutional policy and regulatory framework for sustainable development of the Egyptian aquaculture sector written by Goulding, I.; Kamel, M. and published by WorldFish. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Aquaculture Law and Policy

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  • Author : David L. VanderZwaag
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2006-10-16
  • ISBN : 1135990387
  • Pages : 577 pages

Download or read book Aquaculture Law and Policy written by David L. VanderZwaag and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-10-16 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aquaculture industry is fast expanding around the globe and causing major environmental and social disruptions. The volume is about getting a 'good governance' grip on this important industry. The book highlights the numerous law and policy issues that must be addressed in the search for effective regulation of aquaculture. Those issues include among others: the equitable and fair assignment of property rights; the design of effective dispute resolution mechanisms; clarification of what maritime laws apply to aquaculture; adoption of a proper taxation system for aquaculture; resolution of aboriginal offshore title and rights claims; recognition of international trade law restrictions such as labeling limitations and food safety requirements; and determination of whether genetically modified fish should be allowed and if so under what controls. This book will appeal to a broad range of audiences: undergraduate and postgraduate students, academic researchers, policy makers, NGOs, practicing lawyers and industry representatives.

Book Planning and Management for Sustainable Coastal Aquaculture Development

Download or read book Planning and Management for Sustainable Coastal Aquaculture Development written by IMO/FAO/UNESCO-IOC/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is based on a review of literature and experience relating to the planning and management of aquaculture development and its integration into coastal area management. It explores in detail how more planned and integrated approaches can be applied to aquaculture development. These approaches range from "enhanced sectorial" initiatives, to incorporation within comprehensive ICM programmes.

Book Turning the Tide

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  • Author : Great Britain. Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
  • Publisher : The Stationery Office
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN : 9780101639224
  • Pages : 408 pages

Download or read book Turning the Tide written by Great Britain. Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2004 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Royal Commission report on protection of the marine environment focuses on the impact of marine fishing in the seas around the UK, both on fish populations and the wider ecosystem. It consider a range of issues including the role of the fishing industry and its growth over the last 50 years; the legal framework for the marine environment and fisheries, at the national, European and international levels; the impact of fishing and the legacy of overfishing; aquaculture fisheries; marine protected areas; improved fisheries management; and a system of marine spatial planning. The report concludes that, as a society, we give much lower priority to protecting our seas compared with the land, and over-fishing is a global problem which has led to the collapse of fisheries in many areas. This situation requires significant urgent change which recognises the need for sustainable fisheries management and avoids the degradation of our seas, placing it within the context of wider management of human activities in the marine environment. Recommendations made include: the introduction of a Marine Act to establish a statutory framework with strategic objectives for marine environmental protection; a move away from a presumption in favour of fishing rights to a precautionary approach which requires demonstration that fishing activity is environmentally sustainable; establishing a network of marine protected areas within the UK over the next five years, which would lead to 30 per cent of the UK's exclusive economic zone being closed to commercial fishing; and a change in the emphasis of research away from management of fish populations towards a wider focus on the marine environment.

Book Reference Documents for the Development of a Regulatory Framework for Marine Aquaculture in the United States

Download or read book Reference Documents for the Development of a Regulatory Framework for Marine Aquaculture in the United States written by United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Offshore Marine Aquaculture

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  • Author : U S Government Accountability Office (G
  • Publisher : BiblioGov
  • Release : 2013-06
  • ISBN : 9781289055332
  • Pages : 62 pages

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.

Book Finfish Aquaculture Diversification

Download or read book Finfish Aquaculture Diversification written by Nathalie R. Le François and published by CABI. This book was released on 2010 with total page 703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is considerable global interest in the culture of finfish species both for cold and warm water aquaculture development and growth. Essential information on the biology, domestication and aquacultural characteristics of a wide selection of novel and established species is provided in the form of technical sheets, species descriptions and information on current rearing practices, making this a must-have reference in the field of aquacultural science. The book also offers a basic framework in order to support investment strategies for research and development efforts aimed at the emergence of a profitable finfish aquaculture industry and presents a rationale for species diversification, different approaches to species selection and basic economic and market considerations governing the launch of strategic development and commercialization efforts.

Book Responsible Marine Aquaculture

Download or read book Responsible Marine Aquaculture written by Robert R. Stickney and published by CABI. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the expansion of the world aquaculture industry, there has been increasing concern over sustainability and environmental impact. This book addresses this topical issue, concentrating on marine aquaculture.