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  • CA: State becomes 1st to regulate fish farms

    05/27/2006 10:14:15 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 22 replies · 448+ views
    SFGate.com ^ | 5/27/06 | Mark Martin
    Sacramento -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation Friday that will make California the first state in the country to adopt comprehensive controls on fish farming, a growing industry that ocean advocates say is a threat to the marine environment. The state Fish and Game Commission will issue permits and regulate businesses that want to raise penned fish off the coast under the legislation authored by state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto. The new law is aimed at a new industry, dubbed aquaculture, which has sprung up in coastal states. California, which does not currently have any coastal fish farms, will...
  • CA: Governor signs tough aquaculture bill (Sustainable Oceans Act)

    05/27/2006 12:19:00 PM PDT · by calcowgirl · 37 replies · 569+ views
    Half Moon Bay Review ^ | May 27, 2006 | Clay Lambert
    Coastside commercial fishermen were pleased that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Friday signed the Sustainable Oceans Act, severely restricting future fish-farming along the California coast. The act, authored by Palo Alto Democrat Joe Simitian, allows ocean farming operations but requires stringent environmental protections that industry experts are calling the toughest in the nation. Coastside fisherman Pietro Parravano, president of the Institute of Fishery Resources, said Saturday the new rules should help protect marine ecosystems and water quality. He said the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Association had lobbied for passage of the act. There are currently no finfish aquaculture operations on the...