Prez: End aquaculture fed water regs

President Donald Trump signed an executive order May 7 that may lead the way to fish-farming in the Gulf of Mexico and other federal waters potentially disrupting ecosystems, but enlarging markets for the seafood industry. The EO makes it the federal policy to "identify and remove unnecessary regulatory barriers" restricting aquaculture in federal waters. A cumbersome permitting process and opposition from environmentalists and wild seafood fishers, including Louisiana shrimpers, have kept floating net pens from GoM’s deep waters. Fish farms in marine waters are blamed for increased pollution and escapes that may harm wild fish populations. They’re also considered an efficient, highly profitable means of producing large numbers of popular fish species, including salmon and tuna. (Source: NOLA.com 05/09/20 https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_025f0aea-9172-11ea-9ff2-cb6a9cf49139.html and White House 05/07/20 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-promoting-american-seafood-competitiveness-economic-growth/