Posts Tagged ‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’
US awards $11m to fish farming
THE United States government yesterday awarded more than $11 million in grants to speed up the development of the country’s aquaculture industry. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said: ‘With such vast coastlines, there is no reason the United States should be importing billions of pounds of seafood each year. ‘Growing a domestic aquaculture industry would create…
Read MoreSenator in bid to advance US aquaculture
A US senator is championing a new bill aimed at speeding up growth in American aquaculture. Republican Roger Wicker (Mississippi) has introduced the Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture (AQUAA) Act. The legislation is designed to streamline the permitting process for fish farms in federal waters, and fund research and development to advance…
Read MoreUS reports big reduction in overfishing
THE United States has reported a dramatic reduction in the amount of overfishing around its coastline. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which is the supervisor organisation for the industry, has sent a report to Congress stating that the number of stocks on the overfishing list are now at an all-time low. NOAA said…
Read MoreCanadian seafood faces US ban over whaling
EXPORTS of Canadian seafood to the United States could be under threat over Canada’s whaling policy. Eleven Democratic Party senators have called on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the body which governs US fishing policy, to investigate whether Canada is doing enough to protect North Atlantic ‘right’ whales, which are an endangered species. And, if…
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