Environmentalists oppose NOAA’s plan for offshore aquaculture
NGO Friends of the Earth questions the 'utopian' view of NOAA's plan for offshore aquaculture.
(UNITED STATES, 11/3/2018)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has decided to hold another listening session on its plan to boost aquaculture development, in Raleigh, North Carolina, given the widespread opposition to floating feedlots led by the non-profit organisation Friends of the Earth.
NOAA intends to continue discussing its five-year strategic plan, which targets an increase in aquaculture production by leasing federal waterways to companies looking to build floating feedlots.
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