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Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Legal Appeal Challenging EPA Permit for First Ever Industrial Aquaculture Facility in Federal Waters

SARASOTA, FL On Wednesday, December 9, the Environmental Appeals Board will hear arguments in Center for Food Safety (CFS), the Don t Cage Our Ocean Coalition, and local allies legal appeal challenging Environmental Protection Agency s (EPA) pollution discharge permit for Velella Epsilon, the first ever industrial finfish aqua

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Venice may weigh in on EPA permit for Ocean Era offshore fish farm

Proposed Aquaculture Facility in the Gulf of Mexico Draws Opposition from Sarasota Environmentalists

Back in 2016, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finalized a long-in-the-works plan to manage the construction of aquaculture facilities in areas of the Gulf of Mexico controlled by the federal government. But there was a problem. The regulatory hurdles were so complex that no company wanted to apply for the permits needed to build a fish farm—until Ocean Era came along. The company, which is based in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, has already developed two aquaculture projects in federal waters, raising kampachi, a fin fish known around the Gulf as almaco jack. In 2017, the company became the first entity to try to build an aquaculture operation in the Gulf when it announced plans for Velella Epsilon, a kampachi fish pen to be built about 40 miles west of Sarasota.

Group backed by Cargill, Red Lobster, Sysco ramps up lobbying efforts for US aquaculture expansion

9 April 2021 20:52 GMT Updated  12 April 2021 16:39 GMT The Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) advocacy trade group has launched its new Essential Aquaculture campaign urging Congress to support domestic aquaculture efforts, including offshore aquaculture. The campaign aims to support the expansion of essential aquaculture in the US in order to establish a vibrant American seafood future, according to SATs. Campaign materials, including a fact sheet, social media shareables and an infographic, outline how essential aquaculture is a solution to food security, conservation and US jobs. SATS said the campaign is part of its effort to have Congress facilitate the expansion of fish farming in US federal waters by clarifying aquaculture regulatory and management activities across federal agencies.