Widespread Support for Offshore Aquaculture
Offshore aquaculture is used widely around the world to complement wild harvesting. In the U.S., offshore aquaculture is constrained by extraordinary regulatory hurdles, a misinformed public perception of environmental impact, and limited capital investment to improve the technology.
There is now widespread support from academics, environmentalists, seafood experts, and Members of Congress, from both sides of the aisle, to grow America’s offshore aquaculture industry. To achieve this, our focus is to secure passage of the bipartisan Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture (AQUAA) Act.
View our fact sheets and links to scientific research to learn about the benefits of building this industry in the U.S.
Learn about Aquaculture’s Benefits
“Tipping the Scales” Newsletter Highlights
In celebration of Earth Month, Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) interviewed Tyler Sclodnick, the Principal Scientist and Aquaculture Science Services Lead at Innovasea. Tyler discusses the continued advancements in science and technology that help to make aquaculture one of the most sustainable forms of protein production today and explains why the U.S. should support the expansion of an offshore aquaculture industry to increase our supply of healthful and affordable seafood.
Aquaculture feed innovations make today’s modern fish farming industry one of the most sustainable forms of protein production. The Massachusetts-based company KnipBio is developing alternative feed ingredients that help minimize the environmental footprint of fish farms as farmers grow and raise healthy and sustainable seafood. Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) interviewed KnipBio’s Chief Science Officer, Guillaume Salze, Ph.D., to learn about their exciting work.
The emerging aquaculture industry was in the spotlight at this year’s USDA Outlook Forum during a “Tapping the Potential for U.S. Aquaculture” presentation. The panel, featuring two of Stronger America Through Seafood members, Cargill and Sysco Foods, explored how the expansion of fish farming off our shores would cultivate economic benefits for the U.S. agriculture industry – creating new jobs and economic opportunities for both terrestrial and fish farmers while helping to diversify our nation’s food supply.
“Now is the time to create a robust aquaculture industry to ensure food security and support our economy,” write Reps. Kat Cammack (R-FL-3), Ed Case (D-HI-1), Mike Ezell (R-MS-4) and Jerry Carl (R-AL-1) in a new opinion piece that is running in The Hill this week.
Chef William Dissen, named as one of America’s “Most Sustainable Chefs,” is the Executive Chef & Owner of Asheville's Marketplace Restaurant. He prioritizes creating “innovative farm-to-table cuisine” by using ingredients and artisan products from within 100 miles of the restaurant. Chef Dissen is an advocate for sustainable aquaculture to help increase local supplies of American raised seafood.