The ongoing work of creating a new regulatory framework leading to the development of a US offshore aquaculture industry passed a significant milestone Thursday with a new bipartisan bill being introduced in the US Senate.
The bill, known as the Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture (AQUAA) Act of 2020, plans to establish national standards for sustainable offshore aquaculture, and would designate the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as the lead federal agency for marine aquaculture.
