WASHINGTON, July 30 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Identifying Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in U.S. Waters.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 30 by Danielle Blacklock, Director, Office of Aquaculture, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Summary: NOAA is issuing this request for information (RFI) to collect information to help identify the next geographic region(s) of focus for Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOA) identification. On May 7, 2020, the White House issued an Executive Order (E.O.) on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth, which requires the Secretary of Commerce to identify geographic areas containing locations suitable for commercia...