Summaries of NOAA Aquaculture Listening Sessions and Expert Presentations
Between April 14 and May 21, 2010, NOAA held seven public listening sessions to gather input on a new NOAA Aquaculture Policy. The sessions were an open forum for the public to make recommendations to NOAA officials regarding a new policy that will address all forms of marine aquaculture. NOAA held in-person regional sessions in Rhode Island, Louisiana, Washington State, Hawaii, California, and Alaska. NOAA also hosted a national call-in for those who could not make the regional sessions. A total of 352 people participated in the seven sessions, while others contributed their comments online. Summaries of the listening sessions and the expert presentations from the listening sessions will be available below. To view the comments submitted online click here.
- Narragansett, Rhode Island (April 14)
- Summary of the Listening Session (PDF)
- Expert presentation - this links to the expert presentation by Dr. Barry Costa-Pierce of the University of Rhode Island (PDF)
- New Orleans, Louisiana (April 19)
- Summary of the Listening Session
- Expert presentation - this links to the expert presentation by Dr. Barry Costa-Pierce of the University of Rhode Island (PDF)
- Seattle, Washington (April 22)
- Summary of the Listening Session (PDF)
- Expert presentation - this links to the expert presentation by Dr. Chris Langdon of the Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center (PDF)
- Honolulu, Hawaii (April 27)
- Summary of the Listening Session (PDF)
- Expert presentation - this links to the expert presentation by Dr. Jo-Ann Leong of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (PDF)
- Menlo Park, California (April 29)
- Summary of the Listening Session
- Expert presentation - this links to the expert presentation by Dr. Chris Langdon of the Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center (PDF)
- National Call-in Hosted by NOAA (May 6)
- Transcript of the Listening Session (PDF)
- Click here to download an MP3 audio file of the listening session which runs about 39 minutes (5.9 MB)
- Anchorage, Alaska (May 21)
- Summary of the Listening Session
