Lawmakers, Enviros Maneuver in Last-Gasp Bid to Block Deepwater Aquaculture

With a deadline looming for approval of a federal plan that would open the Gulf of Mexico to deepwater fish farming, House lawmakers and conservationists are plotting strategies to block such offshore ventures until Congress creates a system to regulate them. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 4, 2009 - 8:03 PM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 4, 2009

Winter puts together a coherent story on the controversy over Gulf deepwater aquaculture. Details are omitted for readability, apparently, and links would add depth for interested readers.

Aquaculture sounds good until you look into the full set of implications. Penned fish get sick and either infect wild fish or get antibiotics that ... More »

Conservationists maintain that such farms could harm the environment, put native fish at risk and pollute oceans with fish waste and excess food. The plan has been ... More »

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by Tanya J. Maurer - Aug. 5, 2009
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