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Offshore Aquaculture: The Challenges and Opportunities of Farming California's Oceans

September 12, 2005

Featuring Dr. Rosamond Naylor, a Senior Fellow at Stanford University, Dr. Fred Conte, an Extension Faculty member and lecturer in the Department of Animal Science at the University of California, Davis, and Meg Caldwell, a senior lecturer at Stanford Law School, Chair of the California Coastal Commission, and a member of the California Blue Ribbon Task Force.

Background Information

Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing sectors of the world food economy and an emerging marine issue in California. With its marine aquaculture initiative, the US Department of Commerce has set targets of $5 billion worth of aquaculture production and $2.5 billion in goods and services by 2025. While aquaculture production has traditionally been in coastal waters or inland areas, much of this increased production is expected to come from expansion of aquaculture into offshore waters in state and Federal jurisdictions. To date, the impacts of offshore aquaculture on the marine ecosystem are not well understood.

Luncheon Agenda

Speaker Bios

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The three speakers address the need for strong ecological standards to protect California's marine resources when developing aquaculture offshore; the state of California's aquaculture industry and its potential and limits to moving offshore; and the regulatory need for a standardized way to permit offshore aquaculture to ensure the maintained integrity of marine resources.

"Feeding a Growing Appetite: The Promise and Challenge of Offshore Aquaculture in the US" (Naylor)

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"California Marine Aquaculture: Our Current Industry—And, Is There a Future for California in Off Shore Aquaculture?" (Conte)

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"Aquaculture Off the California Coast: Law and Policy Issues" (Caldwell)

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