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Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Identification of Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in U.S. Federal Waters off of Southern California

September 19, 2025

This Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (FPEIS) analyzes the potential impacts to the human environment that could result from identifying Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOA) in Federal waters in the Southern California Bight (SCB).

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Last updated by West Coast Regional Office on 09/19/2025