Increased attention has been paid in recent years to both positive and negative effects of
increasing numbers of regulations on businesses in the United States. The decline in US …

* Gail Osherenko is a Research Scientist, Marine Science Institute, University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150. This research has been supported by the Marine Science …

US mariculture production of bivalve molluscs-those cultivated in the marine environment-
has roughly doubled over the last 25 years. Although mariculture operations may expand …

Throughout the northeastern United States, aquaculture operators face a wide variety of
laws and regulations that govern the manner in which they plan, site, and operate …

This Article argues that fisheries policymakers currently face a multifaceted challenge. Wild
fish stocks are declining, aquaculture is growing, and there are many possible policy …

Aquaculturists are regulated by various federal laws that control use of water, land
development, use of chemical treatments, food processing inspections, and sale of food …

The US marine aquaculture industry is extremely young. While catfish and trout culture have
existed for many decades, the cultivation of species in marine and coastal environments has …

States are responsible for implementing many key environmental laws enacted during the
last 30 years. State level variations in legal, regulatory, and development programs targeted …

Marine aquaculture in the United States: Current and future policy and management challenges
Page 91 Industry-Driven Changes and Policy Responses MARINE AQUACULTURE IN THE …

The impact of state development and regulatory institutional characteristics on the regulatory
climate toward finfish aquaculture, defined as the stringency of regulations imposed upon …