US EditionAquaculture projects face years of permitting despite Trump's efforts
- U.S. Maritime Administrator Ann Phillips spoke about financial and operational challenges at the POWERS Summit.
- Varying federal permitting processes cause these difficulties for aquaculture facilities.
- Multiple federal agencies and permits like NPDES complicate project approvals.
- Phillips said, "make the process the same everywhere."
- Such multi-agency oversight leads to extended timelines and increased expenses.
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Aquaculture projects face years of permitting despite Trump’s efforts
Permitting is a costly regulatory hurdle among many U.S. industries with money, time, opportunity and business are all lost to the cumbersome grind of securing the government’s approval. Consider the seafood industry, which President Donald Trump just threw a life-jacket. Despite the United States controlling over four million square miles of prime fishing grounds, nearly 90% of seafood consumed domestically is imported, contributing to a trade …
Moratoriums threaten aquaculture, environment, say farmers
Topsail Sound and Stump Sound shellfish lease sites are color-coded on this screen grab from the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries’ online Shellfish Siting Tool. Not much has changed in the saga surrounding shellfish farming in coastal waters of Onslow and Pender counties. That was made clear during a public hearing Tuesday night in the little town of Holly Ridge in Onslow County, where Topsail Island-area residents and aquaculture far…
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