March 13, 2007
Please note the following notice on the 2007 Offshore Aquaculture
Legislation and stakeholder briefing meeting scheduled for March 15.
Regards,
Gary Jensen
CSREES-USDA
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2007 Offshore Aquaculture Legislation Sent to Congress;
NOAA Stakeholder Briefing Set for March 15, in Washington, D.C.
On Monday March 12, U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Carlos
Gutierrez announced the formal transmittal of the Administration's 2007
National Offshore Aquaculture Act to Congress. The purpose of the Act is
to create a regulatory framework that allows for safe and sustainable
aquaculture operations in U.S. federal waters. A copy of the 2007 Act
and background information is available at www.aquaculture.noaa.gov.
NOAA's Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, Dr. Bill Hogarth, will
host a constituent briefing to highlight major provisions of the 2007
National Offshore Aquaculture Act on Thursday, March 15, 2007, from 3:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT, at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Room B841A.
The briefing is open to the public.
If you plan to attend in person, please RSVP by e-mail to
Robert.C.Hansen@noaa.gov by 5:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March 14th. The
public entrance for DOC is on 14th Street.
If you would like to call in to the briefing, send an e-mail to
Robert.C.Hansen@noaa.gov by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 14th, and
the call-in number with additional instructions will be sent to you.
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