[20040818]RS21914_远洋水产养殖.pdf

1 U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, Fisheries of the United States,2002, Current Fishery Statistics No. 2002 (Washington, DC: Sept. 2003), p. 75.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21914August 18, 2004Open Ocean AquacultureRachel Borgatti, InternResources, Science, and Industry DivisionEugene H. Buck, Specialist in Natural Resources PolicyResources, Science, and Industry DivisionSummaryOpen ocean aquaculture, defined as the rearing of marine organisms in the U.S.Exclusive Economic Zone, is seen as a viable option for supplying consumer demandfor marine products while avoiding inshore user conflicts and addressing the growingseafood trade deficit. However, major barriers to open ocean aquaculture include 1)difficulties in obtaining sufficient front-end capital investment; 2) a multi-agencypermitting process; 3) technical challenges in the design and construction of facilitiesable to withstand the marine environment; and 4) the social and environmental impactsof open ocean aquaculture.Open ocean aquaculture is broadly defined as the rearing of marine organisms undercontrolled co