16 U.S.C. § 2803: National Aquaculture…

Summary

The Secretaries must create a National Aquaculture Development Plan within eighteen months after September 26, 1980. Starting no later than six months after September 26, 1980, the lead Secretary must talk with the Commerce and Interior Secretaries, other federal and state officials, regional fishery councils, and aquaculture industry representatives, and let the public give comments while the plan is made. The plan must name aquatic species with strong commercial promise and recommend public and private steps to develop them, such as research, technical help, demonstrations, education, and training. It must cover things like farm design and operations, water quality, use of wastes, feeds and nutrition, biology and disease control, processing and marketing, production and quality control, and seed stock supplies. The plan should include research on impacts to estuaries and water areas, studies of legal or regulatory barriers, and any other research or assistance needed. It must take into account other federal, state, or private actions that affect implementation. The plan must set timeframes for each action and say which Secretary or Secretaries are responsible. Responsibility is based on legal duties, each department’s experience and resources, and the Secretaries’ agreement. The Secretaries must review the plan periodically and amend it if new species show potential, actions are not being done successfully, or actions should end because goals are met or benefits are lacking. They must also keep an ongoing assessment that maintains a full industry profile, lists institutions involved, tracks species and development status, finds regions and markets with potential, catalogs federal programs that support aquaculture, and identifies economic, physical, legal, institutional, and social constraints.

Title 16, §2803

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(a)In general

(1)Within eighteen months after September 26, 1980, the Secretaries shall establish the National Aquaculture Development Plan.

(2)In developing the Plan, and revisions thereto under subsection (d), beginning not later than six months after September 26, 1980, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior, other appropriate Federal officers, States, regional fishery management councils established under section 1852 of this title, and representatives of the aquaculture industry. In addition, the Secretary shall give interested persons and organizations an opportunity to comment during the development of the Plan.

(b)Contents of Plan

The Plan shall—

(1)identify aquatic species that the Secretaries determine to have significant potential for culturing on a commercial or other basis;

(2)recommend actions to be taken by the public and private sectors (which may include, but are not limited to, research and development, technical assistance, demonstration, extension education, and training activities) that are necessary to achieve such potential;

(3)address, after taking into account the status of aquaculture regarding the aquatic species concerned—

(A)aquaculture facility design and operation,

(B)water quality management,

(C)use of waste products (including thermal effluents),

(D)nutrition and the development of economical feeds, including natural food sources,

(E)life history, genetics, physiology, pathology, and disease control (including research regarding organisms that may not be harmful to fish and shellfish, but are injurious to humans),

(F)processing and market development,

(G)production management and quality control, and

(H)the development of adequate supplies of seed stock;

(4)include, where appropriate, research programs on the effect of aquaculture on estuarine and other water areas and on the management of such areas for aquaculture;

(5)include, where appropriate, programs to analyze, and formulate proposed resolutions of, the legal or regulatory constraints that may affect aquaculture; and

(6)include such other research and development, technical assistance, demonstration, extension education, and training programs as the Secretary deems necessary or appropriate to carry out this chapter.

In formulating the Plan, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, take into account any significant action that (i) has been, or is proposed to be, undertaken by any other Federal department or agency, any State agency, or any person, and (ii) may affect the implementation of the Plan.

(c)Actions and implementation

The Plan shall specify—

(1)with respect to those actions that the Secretary determines should be undertaken, the period of time within which each such action should be completed, in order to implement the Plan; and

(2)with respect to each such action which of the Secretaries, acting individually, jointly, or collectively, has the responsibility for implementing the action.

The specifications of Secretarial responsibilities under paragraph (2) for implementing actions shall be determined on the basis of— (A)

(B)the experience, expertise, and other appropriate resources that the department of each such Secretary may have with respect to the action required under the activity concerned; and

(C)the concurrence of the Secretaries.

(d)Revision of Plan

The Secretaries shall undertake periodic reviews of the operation and effectiveness of the Plan. If as a result of any such review, or the aquaculture assessment required under subsection (e), the Secretaries determine that—

(1)any aquatic species not currently identified in the Plan has significant potential for aquaculture;

(2)any action specified in the Plan is not being accomplished on a successful and timely basis; or

(3)any action specified in the Plan should be terminated because its objectives have been achieved or its projected benefits do not warrant further support;

the Secretaries shall appropriately amend the Plan.

(e)Continuing aquaculture assessment

The Secretaries, through the coordinating group, shall undertake a continuing assessment of aquaculture in the United States for the purpose of maintaining, on a continuing basis—

(1)a complete profile of the aquacultural industry with respect to the incidence, size, and status of commercial aquacultural enterprises;

(2)the identification of the private and public institutions and organizations involved in aquacultural research, extension, credit, and market development;

(3)the identification of the various aquatic species being cultured and a description of the status of commercial development of each of those species;

(4)to the extent practicable, the identification of aquacultural production regions, species, and markets that have significant potential for development;

(5)a catalog describing all Federal programs and activities that directly or indirectly encourage, support, or assist aquaculture; and

(6)the identification of the economic, physical, legal, institutional, and social constraints that inhibit the development of aquaculture in the United States.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Reorganization Plan Numbered 4 of 1970, referred to in subsec. (c)(A), is Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Amendments

1996—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 104–208 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1852 of this title. 1985—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1734(1)(A), (B), substituted “Secretary” for “Secretaries” wherever appearing and inserted provisions requiring consultations with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1734(1)(C), struck out par. (3) which provided for the establishment of an advisory committee to assist in the initial development of the Plan. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1734(2), inserted “to” after “determine” in par. (1), substituted “Secretary deems” for “Secretaries deem” in par. (6), and substituted “Secretary” for “Secretaries” in provisions following par. (6). Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1734(3)(A), substituted “Secretary determines” for “Secretaries determine”. Subsec. (c)(2)(C). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1734(3)(B)–(D), added subpar. (C). 1980—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 96–561 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1852 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1996 Amendment Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(a) [title II, § 211(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009, 3009–41, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective 15 days after Oct. 11, 1996.

Effective Date

of 1980 Amendment Pub. L. 96–561, title II, § 238(b), Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3300, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective 15 days after Dec. 22, 1980.

§2803 National Aquaculture Development Plan

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Title 16, §2803

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