INTERAGENCY COORDINATION FOR OFFSHORE AQUACULTURE IN THE U.S. GULF OF MEXICO: A REGIONAL MODEL FOR ESTABLISHING EFFICIENCIES IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR AQUACULTURE
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
THE VELELLA EPSILON PROJECT: PIONEERING OFFSHORE AQUACULTURE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO; CHAPTER 5 – FINALIZING PROJECT PERMITTING AND PREPARING FOR DEPLOYMENT: ACT II