Western Pacific Council, NOAA to Establish Aquaculture Management Regs for Pacific Islands Region
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Garden Island] by Jessica Else - September 26, 2016
Right now, anyone can throw a cage into the open ocean within the Economic Enterprise Zone and begin an aquaculture operation, said Joshua DeMello, of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council.
But with “gray area rules” on things like permits, species and reporting requirements, large-scale companies are hesitant to take advantage of the open ocean just yet.
“No one is doing that,” DeMello said. “We’ve gotten calls in the past about folks that are interested, but a lot of them are waiting to see what type of management plan comes out.”
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