SoCal Aquaponics Team Blog

That’s also where offshore fish-farming operations could be permitted across hundreds of square miles of deep water. Aside from doing harm to commercial fishing, opponents fear the new industry could spawn disease by spreading pathogens to wild populations, and even shipwreck the Gulf tourism business. The aquaculture fishery management plan would ban fish farming in [...]

Fishing industry groups debate over environmentally sound and economically sustainable aquaculture industry – Part 1 BAY ST. LOUIS — This small city will become the stage for a historic event next week, when fishery officials are expected to decide on a proposal for a new industry that would raise fish in offshore pens far out [...]