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Regulating Aquaculture

NOAA’s regulatory activities with respect to the authorization of marine aquaculture are conducted under a suite of federal statutes designed to address marine stewardship.

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Two aquaculture workers pull a line of kelp out of the water and into their boat, on Seagrove Kelp Co's farm site. Buoy markers are present on the water's surface. Sustainably grown, organic Alaskan kelp is harvested at the Seagrove Kelp Co. farm in Doyle Bay. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jordan Hollarsmith
Commercial fishing in the Valdez, Alaska harbor. Commercial fishing in the Valdez, Alaska harbor.
NOAA Administrator, Dr. Richard Spinrad and NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator, Janet Coit, with representatives from the Intertribal Agriculture Council at Seafood Expo North America 2023 in Boston NOAA Administrator, Dr. Richard Spinrad, and NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator, Janet Coit, with representatives from the Intertribal Agriculture Council at Seafood Expo North America 2023 in Boston. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.