In honor of Aquaculture Week, Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) interviewed Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL-03), a cosponsor of the bipartisan Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture Act (AQUAA) Act, to learn why she supports federal legislation to produce more sustainable American seafood and benefit state economies.
Read MoreAquaculture is an environmentally responsible source of seafood. Kasha Cox, Executive Director of Global Aquaculture at Merck Animal Health, discusses the innovations that make aquaculture one of the most efficient protein production methods.
Read MoreA new survey commissioned by Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) ahead of Capitol Hill Ocean Week, June 7-9, found that a majority of voters support establishing a U.S. aquaculture industry to increase sustainable seafood production.
Read MoreIowa is one of the many states benefiting from its growing aquaculture industry. According to the Iowa Department of Agriculture, aquaculture generated more than $3.8 million in sales in Iowa in 2018 from various kinds of fish and shrimp. Aquaculture also creates job opportunities up and down the seafood supply chain, as well as for Iowa farmers who produce crops used in fish feed, such as soybeans and corn, which are some of the top produced crops in the state. The expansion of offshore aquaculture through federal action would create even more opportunities and grow the economy in Iowa and states nationwide.
Read MoreWith our vast resources and superior technology, the U.S. should be a leader in aquaculture production. Yet, despite aquaculture’s role as the fastest-growing food production sector globally, the U.S. ranks just 16th in aquaculture production behind countries such as China, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Bangladesh, South Korea, Egypt, Norway and Japan.
Read MoreLouisiana is one of the many U.S. states benefiting from aquaculture's opportunities – from creating new jobs and generating more revenue to supplying communities with local and sustainable seafood. Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) interviewed three local experts to learn more about aquaculture’s potential for Louisiana with clear and consistent regulations on the federal level.
Read MoreOpinion piece by marine science lead, seafood leader and renowned seafood chef makes the case for expanded U.S. aquaculture
Read MoreStronger America Through Seafood interviewed Dr. Kenneth Riley, a marine ecologist with NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, to learn more about the significance of the Atlases and how AOAs ensure sustainable aquaculture.
Read MoreLast week, Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced bipartisan legislation alongside Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) that would support the development of an offshore aquaculture industry in the U.S. Stronger America Through Seafood interviewed Senator Wicker to learn why he believes now is the time for federal action to facilitate the growth of an offshore aquaculture industry here in the U.S.
Read MoreDuring National Seafood Month, celebrated annually in October, Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) interviewed Linda Cornish, the President and Founder of Seafood Nutrition Partnership (SNP), about the organization’s mission, the role of seafood in human and planetary health, and how aquaculture will play a role in increasing our seafood supply.
Read MoreNOAA established Aquaculture Week to educate the public on how marine aquaculture is vital for supporting our nation’s seafood production, providing year-round jobs, rebuilding protected species and habitats, and enhancing coastal resilience.
Read MoreRaz Halili is the Vice President of his family-run business, Prestige Oysters, in Texas, the largest producer of half-shells in the United States. Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) interviewed Raz to learn more about his business and why he supports the growth of the domestic aquaculture industry.
Read MoreOn June 29, the American Fisheries Society and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) presented a congressional briefing on Marine Aquaculture for Climate Resilience and Climate-Friendly Food Production.The briefing focused on the benefits of aquaculture, including the ability to reduce our carbon footprint from imported seafood, increase domestic seafood and jobs, relieve pressures on wild stocks that are depleted, and increase the resiliency of our food systems to climate change.
Read MoreStronger America Through Seafood (SATS) had a conversation with David Brock, an aquaculture nutritionist at Rangen Wilbur-Ellis, a SATS member. His company is a 90-plus year-old aquaculture and general feed company with production facilities in Buhl, Idaho, and Angleton, Texas that was acquired by Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition in 2019.
Read MoreMeet Steve Phelps, an award-winning chef, restaurant owner, sustainable seafood advocate and recreational fisherman, who describes his mission as simple: good sourcing and respect for the planet.
As Congress debates ways to address the many pressing challenges we face, increasing American aquaculture should be one of the solutions. That is why Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) is calling on Congress to clarify a regulatory pathway for permitting offshore aquaculture, an essential industry that would help solve some of the critical problems we face.
Read MoreStronger America Through Seafood (SATS) spoke with Danielle Blacklock, the Director of the Office of Aquaculture at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), about why the expansion of aquaculture is part of the agency’s efforts and how it is essential for the future of the seafood industry and our country.
Read MoreSATS had a conversation with an aquaculture policy expert on Capitol Hill, Kat Montgomery, who currently works as a Sea Grant Knauss Fellow in Senator Roger F. Wicker’s (R-MS) office. Kat discussed the opportunities for aquaculture in the new Congress and the need for federal legislation to support the growth of the industry, as well as the benefits that aquaculture would provide the U.S.
Read MoreAfter one of the toughest years in our nation’s history, Congress will need to prioritize legislative initiatives that will help American communities recover from the unprecedented challenges and hardships that have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. Aquaculture should be one of those priorities.
Read MoreMarine aquaculture can provide food, carbon sequestration, and reduced emissions. Some forms of marine aquaculture may even lessen the impact of storm surges and sea level rise on coastal ecosystems and communities. These direct benefits are all important. But some of the most important benefits marine aquaculture offers is contribution to the diversity of responses to the climate crisis.
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