Aquaculture
The American Fisheries Society (AFS) supports sustainable growth of aquaculture. The demand for fish is expected to grow significantly in the next decade, but it is unlikely that capture fisheries can sustainably accommodate increased harvest pressure to meet this demand. Domestic freshwater and marine aquaculture present existing and emerging opportunities to sustainably address America’s ongoing... Read More
The American Fisheries Society (AFS) supports responsible and humane production of fish in aquaculture facilities. Yesterday, the nonprofit Washington, D.C.-based organization, Compassion Over Killing, released a video of an aquaculture farm that depicts disturbing images that are not in keeping with best practices in fish handling. The conditions in the facility in the video are... Read More
Capitol Hill Ocean Week presented an opportunity for AFS to bring congressional staffers and environmental organizations together for “Mythbusting Marine Aquaculture,” a science-focused briefing in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on June 6. The briefing featured five experts in various aquaculture disciplines to highlight the advances in science, technology, and best management practices that have... Read More
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AFS President Jesse Trushenski’s recorded introduction to an AFS and NOAA Capitol Hill briefing on “Mythbusting Marine Aquaculture” on June 6, 2019. Jesse Trushenski’s Introduction to a Capitol Hill Briefing on “Mythbusting Marine Aquaculture” from fisheries on Vimeo. Read More
On Monday, Sept. 24, U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo ruled in favor of environmental, public interest and fishing groups who filed suit against the national Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, two years ago to block efforts to establish aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico. In January... Read More
For Immediate Release August 13, 2018 Contact: Martha Wilson [email protected] (202) 445-9514 AQUACULTURE: FARMING THE FUTURE American Fisheries Society symposia delve deeper into modern aquaculture (Atlantic City, NJ) August 13, 2018 – Fisheries scientists and professionals from around the country and around the world will gather in Atlantic City from August 19-23 for the annual... Read More
At the end of last month, Sen. Roger Wicker introduced S.3138, the “Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture Act,” or AQUAA Act, that provides for a regulatory system for marine aquaculture in the United States exclusive economic zone. The bill seeks to establish an Office of Marine Aquaculture within the National Marine Fisheries... Read More
In recent months, talk of offshore aquaculture has been buzzing in the news and in Washington. While finfish and shellfish culture has flourished in state waters for more than a century, offshore finfish aquaculture has not kept pace. There are currently no large-scale commercial finfish net-pen aquaculture operations in federal waters. Congress and federal agencies... Read More
Aquaculture is a complex arena, complete with ever-expanding science, shifting management implications, and growing societal demands. How, then, do we create useful policy to guide our way? And how can AFS its members lead the way? by Tom Bigford – American Fisheries Society Policy Director AFS proudly describes itself as the “oldest and largest professional... Read More
