Responsibility
Recirculating aquaculture systems in theory solve many environmental impact issues, yet they're not immune to NIMBY (not in my backyard).
Innovation & Investment
With his book, “Aquaculture: Will it Rise to Its Potential to Feed the World?” hot off the presses, the pioneer abalone farmer vents on U.S. aquaculture regulations but remains deeply optimistic about fish farming.
Intelligence
While consumer demand for seafood is helping to create opportunities for shellfish farmers in the northeastern United States, the NIMBY attitude toward aquaculture lingers on, as do challenges with permitting.