Coastal farming and ocean ranching of marine fish, shellfish, crustaceans, and seaweed are a major and growing industry worldwide. In the United States, freshwater aquaculture is rapidly becoming a significant commercial activity; however, marine aquaculture has lagged behind.
This book examines the obstacles to developing marine aquaculture in the United States and offers specific recommendations for technology and policy strategies to encourage this industry. The volume provides a wealth of information on the status of marine aquaculture—including comparisons between U.S. and foreign approaches to policy and technology and of the diverse species under culture.
Marine Aquaculture also describes problems of coordination of regulatory policy among various federal, state, and local government agencies and escalating competition for the use of coastal waters. It addresses environmental concerns and suggests engineering and research strategies for alleviating negative impacts from marine aquaculture operations.
National Research Council. 1992. Marine Aquaculture: Opportunities for Growth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/1892.
Chapters | skim | |
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Front Matter | i-xii | |
Executive Summary | 1-8 | |
Introduction | 9-19 | |
Status of Aquaculture | 20-63 | |
Policy Issues | 64-91 | |
Environmental Issues | 92-115 | |
Engineering and Research | 116-157 | |
Information Exchange, Technology Transfer, and Education | 158-168 | |
Conclusions and Recommendations | 169-177 | |
Bibliography | 178-205 | |
Appendix A: Review of World Aquaculture | 206-231 | |
Appendix B: Freshwater Aquaculture in the United States | 232-240 | |
Appendix C: Federal Marine Aquaculture Policy | 241-152 | |
Appendix D: Sociocultural Aspects of Domestic Marine Aquaculture | 253-268 | |
Appendix E: Committee Biographies | 269-273 | |
Appendix F: Participants in Special Sessions | 274-276 | |
Index | 277-290 |
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