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Published: March 22, 2011
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The Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are seeking public comment on two complementary draft national aquaculture policies that support sustainable marine aquaculture in the United States. The intent of the policies is to guide Commerce and NOAA's actions and decisions on aquaculture, and to provide a national approach for supporting sustainable aquaculture.

To view the draft Commerce policy visit:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/aquaculture/doc_policy/

To view the draft NOAA policy visit:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/aquaculture/policy2/comments.htm

Commerce and NOAA are each accepting comments on their respective draft policies through midnight eastern time, on April 11, 2011. Directions for submitting comments online are at http://aquaculture.noaa.gov.

Comments also may be submitted:

By fax to 301-713-9108 (Attn: Susan Bunsick)

By mail to:
NOAA Aquaculture Program
Attn: Public Comment
1315 East West Highway
SSMC3, Mail Code: F
13th Floor, Room 13152
Silver Spring, MD 20910

After the submitted comments have been reviewed, Commerce and NOAA will each issue their final national aquaculture policies.

Contact Information
For more information on the DOC and NOAA draft policies, contact: Phone: (727) 551-5755 Email: Jess.Beck@noaa.gov

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