A bill that would establish a federal system for regulating and permitting offshore aquaculture farms in the United States should have momentum in Congress this year, according to its advocates.
"We have a strong presence on Capitol Hill," seafood lobbyist Margaret Henderson, told IntraFish. Last year she helped form the Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) advocacy trade group, a vocal proponent of the bill in Washington D.C.
"Our campaign is eager to see activity with this Congress," she said.
The SATS is a broad coalition of companies that includes Cargill, Pacific Seafood, Taylor Shellfish, Pontos Aqua Advisory, Sysco, Pentair, High Liner Foods, Red Lobster, Fortune International, Taylor Shellfish, InnovaSea and Beaver Street Fisheries.
