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NOAA finalizes programmatic EIS naming 10 aquaculture opportunity areas off Southern California
Summary
NOAA has published a final programmatic environmental impact statement that identifies 10 aquaculture opportunity areas in federal waters off the Southern California Bight, Marine Planning Committee co-chair Mike Conroy said during the committee's Nov. meeting.
NOAA has published a final programmatic environmental impact statement that identifies 10 aquaculture opportunity areas in federal waters off the Southern California Bight, Marine Planning Committee co-chair Mike Conroy said during the committee's Nov. meeting. The document evaluates program-level impacts across 22 resource areas but, Conroy said, "it does not propose any avoidance, minimization, mitigation, or monitoring measures for siting of those facilities."
Why it matters: The PEIS establishes areas NOAA deems suitable for aquaculture at a program level, but it does not authorize specific projects. Any commercial operation proposed inside an AOA will be required to complete project-specific permitting and NEPA analysis (an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement), which could add site-specific avoidance or…
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