Environment
Federal Authority for Offshore Aquaculture Reappears on the Horizon
Brooklyn Hildebrandt, Jamie Auslander, and Kirstin Gruver
In the wake of the Fifth Circuit’s August 2, 2020, decision, Gulf Fishermens Ass'n v. Nat'l Marine Fisheries Serv., holding that the National Marine Fisheries Service lacked authority to regulate aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico, the Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture Act, or the AQUAA Act, is making waves once again in Congress.