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16 U.S.C. § 2801 — Congressional findings, purpose, and policy
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**(a) Findings** Congress finds the following:
(1) The harvest of certain species of fish and shellfish exceeds levels of optimum sustainable yield, thereby making it more difficult to meet the increasing demand for aquatic food.
(2) To satisfy the domestic market for aquatic food, the United States imports more than 50 per centum of its fish and shellfish, but this dependence on imports adversely affects the national balance of payments and contributes to the uncertainty of supplies.
(3) Although aquaculture currently contributes approximately 13 percent of world seafood production, less than 6 percent of current United States seafood production results from aquaculture. Domestic aquacultural production, therefore, has the potential for significant growth.
(4) Aquacultural production of aquatic plants can provide sources of food, industrial materials, pharmaceuticals, and energy, and can assist in the control and abatement of pollution.
(5) The rehabilitation and enhancement of fish and shellfish resources are desirable applications of aquacultural technology.
(6) The principal responsibility for the development of aquaculture in the United States must rest with the private sector.
(7) Despite its potential, the development of aquaculture in the United States has been inhibited by many scientific, economic, legal, and production factors, such as inadequate credit, diffused legal jurisdiction, the lack of management information, the lack of supportive Government policies, and the lack of reliable supplies of seed stock.
(8) Many areas of the United States are suitable for aquaculture, but are subject to land-use or water-use management policies that do not adequately consider the potential for aquaculture and may inhibit the development of aquaculture.
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**(a) Findings** Congress finds the following:
(1) The harvest of certain species of fish and shellfish exceeds levels of optimum sustainable yield, thereby making it more difficult to meet the increasing demand for aquatic food.
(2) To satisfy the domestic market for aquatic food, the United States imports more than 50 per centum of its fish and shellfish, but this dependence on imports adversely affects the national balance of payments and contributes to the uncertainty of supplies.
(3) Although aquaculture currently contributes approximately 13 percent of world seafood production, less than 6 percent of current United States seafood production results from aquaculture. Domestic aquacultural production, therefore, has the potential for significant growth.
(4) Aquacultural production of aquatic plants can provide sources of food, industrial materials, pharmaceuticals, and energy, and can assist in the control and abatement of pollution.
(5) The rehabilitation and enhancement of fish and shellfish resources are desirable applications of aquacultural technology.
(6) The principal responsibility for the development of aquaculture in the United States must rest with the private sector.
(7) Despite its potential, the development of aquaculture in the United States has been inhibited by many scientific, economic, legal, and production factors, such as inadequate credit, diffused legal jurisdiction, the lack of management information, the lack of supportive Government policies, and the lack of reliable supplies of seed stock.
(8) Many areas of the United States are suitable for aquaculture, but are subject to land-use or water-use management policies that do not adequately consider the potential for aquaculture and may inhibit the development of aquaculture.
**(b) Purpose** It is the purpose of this chapter to promote aquaculture in the United States by—
(1) declaring a national aquaculture policy;
(2) establishing and implementing a national aquaculture development plan;
(3) establishing the Department of Agriculture as the lead Federal agency with respect to the coordination and dissemination of national aquaculture information by designating the Secretary of Agriculture as the permanent chairman of the coordinating group and by establishing a National Aquaculture Information Center within the Department of Agriculture; and
(4) encouraging aquaculture activities and programs in both the public and private sectors of the economy;
that will result in increased aquacultural production, the coordination of domestic aquaculture efforts, the conservation and enhancement of aquatic resources, the creation of new industries and job opportunities, and other national benefits.
**(c) Policy** Congress declares that aquaculture has the potential for reducing the United States trade deficit in fisheries products, for augmenting existing commercial and recreational fisheries and for producing other renewable resources, thereby assisting the United States in meeting its future food needs and contributing to the solution of world resource problems. It is, therefore, in the national interest, and it is the national policy, to encourage the development of aquaculture in the United States.
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**(a) Findings** The Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The fish off the coasts of the United States, the highly migratory species of the high seas, the species which dwell on or in the Continental Shelf appertaining to the United States, and the anadromous species which spawn in United States rivers or estuaries, constitute valuable and renewable natural resources. These fishery resources contribute to the food supply, economy, and health of the Nation and provide recreational opportunities.
(2) Certain stocks of fish have declined to the point where their survival is threatened, and other stocks of fish have been so substantially reduced in number that they could become similarly threatened as a consequence of (A) increased fishing pressure, (B) the inadequacy of fishery resource conservation and management practices and controls, or (C) direct and indirect habitat losses which have resulted in a diminished capacity to support existing fishing levels.
(3) Commercial and recreational fishing constitutes a major source of employment and contributes significantly to the economy of the Nation. Many coastal areas are dependent upon fishing and related activities, and their economies have been badly damaged by the overfishing of fishery resources at an ever-increasing rate over the past decade. The activities of massive foreign fishing fleets in waters adjacent to such coastal areas have contributed to such damage, interfered with domestic fishing efforts, and caused destruction of the fishing gear of United States fishermen.
(4) International fishery agreements have not been effective in preventing or terminating the overfishing of these valuable fishery resources. There is danger that irreversible effects from overfishing will take place before an effectiv
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It is the purpose of this subchapter to promote research and extension activities of the institutions hereinafter referred to in [section 3322(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3322/b&num=0&edition=prelim), and to coordinate their efforts as an integral part in the implementation of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 ([16 U.S.C. 2801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) by encouraging landowners, individuals, and commercial institutions to develop aquaculture production and facilities and sound aquacultural practices that will, through research and technology transfer programs, provide for the increased production and marketing of aquacultural food products.
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**(a) Research and extension program** The Secretary may develop and implement a cooperative research and extension program to encourage the development, management, and production of important aquatic food species within the several States and territories of the United States and to enhance further the safety of food products derived from the aquaculture industry, in accordance with the national aquaculture development plan, and revisions thereto, developed under the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 [[16 U.S.C. 2801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(b) Grants**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary may make competitive grants to entities eligible for grants under paragraph (2) for research and extension to facilitate or expand promising advances in the production and marketing of aquacultural food species and products and to enhance the safety and wholesomeness of those species and products, including the development of reliable supplies of seed stock and therapeutic compounds.
(2) **Eligible entities** — The Secretary may make a competitive grant under paragraph (1) to—
(A) a land-grant or seagrant college or university;
(B) a State agricultural experiment station;
(C) a college, university, or Federal laboratory having a demonstrable capacity to conduct aquacultural research, as determined by the Secretary; or
(D) a nonprofit private research institution.
(3) **Matching state grants**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall not make a grant under paragraph (1) unless the State in which the grant recipient is located makes a grant to that recipient in an amount equal to not less than the amount of the grant
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 2801
(1) from the definition contained in such
subsection (a)(1), or
(2) from any other provision of this chapter,
any project which utilizes or proposes to utilize
natural water features for the generation of
electricity, without the need for any dam or im-
poundment, in a manner which (as determined
by the Commission) will achieve the purposes of
this chapter and will do so without any adverse
effect upon such natural water features.
(Pub. L. 95–617, title IV, § 408, Nov. 9, 1978, 92
Stat. 3156; Pub. L. 96–294, title IV, § 408(a), (c),
June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 718; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct.
22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 109–58, title II,
§ 246, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 679.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Commission, referred to in subsec. (b), means the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, see section
2602(3) of this title.
AMENDMENTS
2005—Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 109–58 substituted ‘‘July
22, 2005’’ for ‘‘April 20, 1977’’.
1986—Subsec. (a)(3), (5). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted
‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’ for ‘‘Internal Revenue
Code of 1954’’, which for purposes of codification was
translated as ‘‘title 26’’ thus requiring no change in
text.
1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–294, § 408(a), (c)(1), des-
ignated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and, as so des-
ignated, in par. (1) substituted ‘‘30,000’’ for ‘‘15,000’’.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–294, § 408(c)(2), added subsec.
(b).
CHAPTER 48—NATIONAL AQUACULTURE
POLICY, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT
Sec.
2801.
Congressional findings, purpose, and policy.
2802.
Definitions.
2803.
National Aquaculture Development Plan.
2804.
Functions and powers of Secretaries.
2805.
Coordination of national activities regarding
aquaculture.
2806.
Contracts
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