New federal legislation seeks to expand U.S. offshore fish farming but not all environmental advocates agree the bill is good for the health of our oceans. The Marine Aquaculture Research for America ...

Bipartisan senators released legislation last week that would speed the process of putting commercial-scale fish farms in federal waters. The “Marine Aquaculture Research for America (MARA) Act of ...

Over the past 50 years, global aquaculture, including fish, mussel and seaweed farms, has grown dramatically. Almost half of the world's wild-caught fish is used to produce fishmeal and oils that feed ...

Neil Sims has a vision. He imagines thousands of red drum fish swimming in the open Gulf, the Florida sun glinting off coppery scales. These red drum are farmed, not wild. They circle inside a ...

One of Ocean Era's geodesic cages floats in the water near Kona, Hawaii. Ocean Era hopes to launch a similar test project near Sarasota, Florida. (Photo by Rick Decker, courtesy of Ocean Era) The ...

The EPA approved a modified permit for Ocean Era's Velella Epsilon aquaculture project, allowing for up to 55,000 pounds of redfish to be raised in an offshore net pen. Modifications include a species ...

Environmental groups are appealing the EPA's approval of a modified waste discharge permit for an offshore fish farm near Sarasota, Florida. Ocean Era, the company behind the project, argues the ...

Fresh-caught Gulf fish like snapper, pompano and grouper sit on ice at Brooks Dockside Seafood in Inglis on May 1. While no fish farmers have proposed raising these species, some commercial fishermen ...

The Norwegian government has agreed to open up much larger areas for the development of offshore salmon farming.

The Trump Administration’s push for seafood competitiveness could net Florida's first offshore aquaculture. But some worry fish farms could be a floating hazard in the storm-lashed Gulf. Neil Sims has ...