Regulating Salish Sea Aquaculture

Presentation Abstract

Aquaculture is a highly regulated use within the Salish Sea. Although Washington State and British Columbia share a border and similar aquaculture management challenges – they have differing governance structures, regulatory authorities and environmental statutes that individualize their approach to aquaculture. The role of cities and counties are a significant factor in Washington waters, while federal oversight is prominent in British Columbia waters. Existing environmental conditions also vary from the Strait of Georgia to southern Puget Sound creating different aquaculture research needs and applicability. This lively overview will describe the regulatory and political context within which food production exists, and how science and public interests are informing convergent and divergent management approaches north and south of the border.

Session Title

Local Food Production: Aquaculture in the Salish Sea

Conference Track

Food and Food Security

Conference Name

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)

Document Type

Event

Start Date

2016 12:00 AM

End Date

2016 12:00 AM

Location

2016SSEC

Type of Presentation

Oral

Genre/Form

conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)

Contributing Repository

Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.

Subjects – Topical (LCSH)

Aquaculture--Law and legislation--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)

Geographic Coverage

Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)

Comments

This presentation is designed to be the 6th presentation during the local food production session.

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Language

English

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Regulating Salish Sea Aquaculture

2016SSEC

Aquaculture is a highly regulated use within the Salish Sea. Although Washington State and British Columbia share a border and similar aquaculture management challenges – they have differing governance structures, regulatory authorities and environmental statutes that individualize their approach to aquaculture. The role of cities and counties are a significant factor in Washington waters, while federal oversight is prominent in British Columbia waters. Existing environmental conditions also vary from the Strait of Georgia to southern Puget Sound creating different aquaculture research needs and applicability. This lively overview will describe the regulatory and political context within which food production exists, and how science and public interests are informing convergent and divergent management approaches north and south of the border.