AQUACULTURE WEBINAR SERIES | April 5 and April 8, 2022 Aquaculture in New England Federal Waters: Regulation, Public Engagement and Interjurisdictional Coordination

The Northeast Regional Ocean Council’s Ocean Planning Committee (OPC) will be hosting a webinar series about the regulatory process, public engagement, and interjurisdictional coordination for aquaculture in New England federal waters. This series builds on NROC’s 2020 webinar which highlighted federal efforts to designate Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in the United States, as well as NROC’s recent development of a draft set of “Best Practices for Ocean Permitting and Management Processes.”

The webinar series will be held from 9:00-11:00 a.m. EST on April 5 and April 8. The webinar on April 5 will focus on the federal agency review and authorization process. This will be followed by a webinar on April 8 focusing on tribal, state, and public perspectives on improving the regulatory process for aquaculture in New England Federal Waters.

Additional information is available via NROC’s ocean planning website. Registration and program details will be available via the same website in March 2022.