Aquaculture

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Aquaculture on the wiki is categorized as Infrastructure that allows for the production of food (usually Fish, Shellfish or Macroalgae) in aquatic enviroments. In the Salish Sea most aquaculture infrastructure is in or near Beaches or Embayments. Because of its intersection with Public Trust Resources, aquaculture is subject to Regulation, often in the form of leases from Washington State Department of Natural Resources or permits under state Hydraulic Project Approval or federal Endangered Species Act or related to Water Quality under state and federal authorities.

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Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe has been interested in operating net pen fisheries.
in 2022 WDNR issued an executive policy preventing new net pen leases.
Shellfish Protection Districts have been established to reduce water quality fecal contamination from Agriculture and Septic Tanks that result in Shellfish harvest closure.
as part of the Puget Sound National Estuary Program (NEP) EPA specifically supports shellfish production as one of its three "strategic initiatives"
NOAA is researching sablefish aquaculture.
Lummi Nation has extensive aquaculture operations.
Expanded use of plastics in shellfish aquaculture in South Puget Sound has resulted in controversy among some shoreline land owners.

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