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Growing Seafood In The Open Ocean : Offshore Aquaculture In The United States
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2006
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Series: UNHMP-TR-SG ; 06-23
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Description:In traditional marine finfish aquaculture, fish have been grown in cages close to shore, taking advantage of inshore land masses for protection from the sea. Unfortunately, good inshore sites are rare and most of the inshore waters in the U.S. are already overcrowded with multiple users. The logical next step in the development of marine aquaculture is to move offshore. The cultivation of marine organisms away from the coast, bays, harbors, fjords or similar protection is known as open ocean aquaculture or offshore aquaculture. Prior to 1996 no successful open ocean aquaculture operations existed in the U.S. other than some experimental cage projects. In May 1996, with funding from NH Sea Grant and the National Marine Fisheries Service, NH Sea Grant and UNH Cooperative Extension hosted an international symposium on open ocean aquaculture that was instrumental in the creation of the U.S. offshore aquaculture industry. Today, there are three active commercial farms, an experimental demonstration project and at least five companies awaiting permits. This report outlines the need for offshore aquaculture and progress in the development of open ocean aquaculture, profiles the existing farms and hatcheries, and concludes with comments regarding permitting problems in the U.S.
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Sea Grant Document Number:NHU-T-06-002
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