What's aquaculture?
Aquaculture is considered a branch of this industry in CA
What is agriculture?
Before contacting the state to begin permitting, you should know as much as possible about your proposed operation including these things (name one)
What are the proposed location, operation scale, or species to be cultured?
This 1972 act regulates the (point sources that) discharge pollutants into surface waters of the US
What is the Clean Water Act
This 125-year-old act requires a US Army Corps of Engineers permit for work or structures in, over, or under navigable waters of the US including aquaculture
What is the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899?
Aquaculture is a priority use of the coastal land and state waters, which falls under the jurisdiction and management authority of this state agency
What is the State Lands Commission?
Aquaculture in CA is legally defined as culturing plants and animals for food and this other use
What is bait?
You consult with this agency to complete a sanitary survey and get your growing area certified based on the water quality
What is the California Department of Public Health?
Your effluent is flowing into a nearby bay- you make sure this permit is up to date so your Regional Water Board doesn't issue a fine
What is a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit?
Created primarily to govern fisheries, this act encourages the development of aquaculture for its potential to reduce the U.S. seafood trade deficit, augment existing fisheries
What is the Magnuson-Stevens Act?
You partner with fishermen in your harbor to raise funds for a shared offloading dock with crane- you will need this permit issued by the Coastal Commission before beginning construction
What is a Coastal Development Permit?
Aquaculture broadly includes the culture of organisms for many non-food uses- name one.
What are ornamental fish/pets, feed, enhancement, restoration, or research?
You’re ready to launch your own aquaculture business- this is the first person you contact to start the permitting process in California state waters
Who is the State Aquaculture Coordinator at CDFW (Randy Lovell)?
Your fish farm growout pens are attracting sea lions. Besides reinforcing your pens to reduce risk of harm, you should apply for this permit in case they get stuck
What is an Incidental Harassment Authorization (or Incidental Take Permit)?
This USDA-state cooperative program guides molluscan shellfish health and sanitation practices during growth, processing and shipping
What is the National Shellfish Sanitation Program?
Trying to place a farm in the middle of a whale migration path may violate the regulations laid out in this act
What is the Marine Mammal Protection Act?
Aquaculture in saltwater is called “mariculture” and in freshwater is called this
What is freshwater aquaculture?
This federal agency consults on all aquaculture projects in its jurisdiction and may be the lead on projects in or that discharge into navigable waters.
What is the US Army Corp of Engineers?
This state act recognizes the importance of aquaculture that is consistent with the management and conservation of living marine resources
What is the Marine Life Management Act?
The US Coast Guard wants you to reduce collision risks by marking your offshore farm in this way
What are navigational buoys? (one in each corner & one with radar-reflecting capabilities in the middle)
You found a great waterfront location for your farm but it will limit the public’s coastal access; this state act prevents you from getting permitted
What is the California Coastal Act?
“Aquaculture” includes seafood business tasks like processing, distribution, and marketing of products. True or false.
What is true?
California Fish and Game Commission can approve a lease of State water bottoms or water column for aquaculture as long as the lease is in the interest of this entity
Who is the public?
These assessments are required by CEQA to ensure new aquaculture activities will not harm CA’s environmental and cultural resources
What are EIRs (Environmental Impact Reports)?
You want to grow oyster, but worry about the effects of ocean acidification and pollution associated with runoff from the land; this state act gives you hope!
What is the Ocean Resiliency Act?
This person is responsible for collecting water quality samples to get a farm’s growing area certified by the CA Dept of Public Health
Who is the grower?