Panel on Policy Alignment

Panelists: Danielle Blacklock (NOAA), Ruth Driscoll-Lovejoy (Environmental Defense Fund), Rod Fujita (Environmental Defense Fund), Don Kent (Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute), Neil Sims (Ocean Era), Chris Stock (Zeigler Bros)

 

Moderator: David Fredriksson (University of New Hampshire)

 

AQUAA Act, SEAfood Act, SATS, Coalition for Sustainable Aquaculture, and Fujita, et al’s “risks, remedies and gaps”. The last few years have seen significant movement in the policy landscape around offshore aquaculture. This panel will discuss the emerging opportunities for building consensus between industry and the marine conservation community. There is growing realization that we all probably want the same thing – a vibrant, productive, environmentally and socially responsible US offshore aquaculture industry that is a model for the rest of the world. But there are different perspectives on how