Federal Agencies and Regulations

Establish in 1862 Headed by Secretary of Agriculture Administers loans, grants-in-aid, and assists in

production Many other agencies and services work with USDA Responsibility

Enforcement of standards of identity Plant sanitation inspection Veterinary inspection of meat Grading of meat, dairy, fruit and vegetable products

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Other Agencies and Services Working with USDA

Agricultural Marketing Service

Agricultural Research Service Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service Cooperative State Research,

Education and Extension Service

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Farm Service Agency

Foreign Agricultural Service National Agricultural Library National Agricultural

Statistics Service Natural Resources

Conservation Service Risk Management Agency Regional Aquaculture

Center Alternative Farming

Systems Information Center

Includes all U.S. military land forces under the Department of Defense

Army Corps of Engineers Ag projects that involve the discharge of dredged or fill

materials into the waters of the US, including marshes and wetlands

Construction in the navigable waters of the US must have a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers Makes decision based on a balancing of positive and negative

impacts of the project Permit required before clearing or building in a site

classified as a wetland

U.S. Department of the Army

Executive department of the U.S. government and was established in 1913

Headed by Secretary of Commerce Supervises transportation and shipping, the

census, and food and drug laws Five offices of the Dept. of Commerce has a

role in aquaculture

U.S. Department of Commerce

Helps alleviate conditions of substantial and persistent unemployment and underemployment in economically distressed areas and regions of the nation

EDA can consider funding aquaculture projects that meet the agency’s regulations, applicant eligibility requirements, and project selection criteria

1. Economic Development Administration

Four informational programs for aquaculture are sponsored by NESDIS and NOAA

1. The Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS): computerized system operated and maintained by UN agencies and a network of information centers in member countries

ASFIS is the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) database

Database covers international aquaculture and other topics in the marine and freshwater environmental sciences

2. National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service/ National

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

2. National Environmental Data Referral Service (NEDRES) On-line database containing over 22,000

descriptions and locations of data files on the environmental sciences held by people and organizations in the US and Canada

2. NESDIS/ NOAA

3. The NOAA Earth System Data Directory (NESDD) On-line guide to about 700 environmental

data sets held by NOAA NESDD provides data to NOAA centers and

other organizational components Provides the research community with the

means to locate NOAA data

2. NESDIS/ NOAA

4. NOAA Library and Information Network Central library in Rockville, Maryland, major

branches in Miami and Seattle Laboratory and information centers

throughout the US Collections encompass more than one

million volumes on marine and atmospheric sciences, aquaculture and environmental disciplines

2. NESDIS/ NOAA

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA) Manages common property resources and

contributing to the restoration and protection of endangered species of stocks

NMFS distributes aquaculture-related information and technological advances gained from its fisheries research

3. National Marine Fisheries Service/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS cooperated with federal and state agencies, international bodies and foreign governments to develop and expand the markets for US aquaculture

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Comprehensive quality inspection program for fish

and seafood production companies Developed criteria for acceptance and identifies

any corrective actions needed

3. National Marine Fisheries Service/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Conducts research, extension and educational programs with universities in all coastal and Great Lakes states

Genetics, biotechnology, endocrinology, physiology, pathology, engineering, nutrition, policy economics and others focused

30 Sea Grant programs in the coastal and Great Lakes States

4. National Sea Grant College Program. National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration

NTIS Central source for the archiving and public

sale of U.S. government-sponsored research and development reports in all subjects

5. National Technical Information Service

Established 1977 Headed by Secretary of Energy Controls energy use, research and radioactive waste

material National Biofuels

Solar Energy Research Institute conduct aquatic species research to develop technology base for production of liquid fuels from mass culture of microalgae

Supports fundamental research of genetics, lipid physiology, lipid biochemistry

U.S. Department of Energy

Established 1979 Headed by Secretary of Health and Human

Services Administers social security and other welfare

services, and supervises public health Food and Drug Administration is part of this

department

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Primary federal office with responsibility for the assurance of seafood safety

Many programs devoted to research and management of seafood

Derives authority through Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) FFDCA: ensure that seafood is shipped or received in

interstate commerce is ‘safe, wholesome and not misbranded or deceptively packaged’

PHSA: control the spread of communicable disease from one state, territory or possession to another

Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

CVM is responsible for the regulation of animal drugs, animal feeds, and veterinary medical devices

Four major areas in aquaculture1. Approval of Animal Drugs and Feeds2. Oversight of Drug Distribution and Use3. Research4. Educational Initiatives

Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine

Established in 1849 Headed by Secretary of the Interior Includes the Bureau of Indian Affairs and

agencies for the conservation of natural resources and supervision of power projects U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Department of the Interior

FWS restores depleted fish populations, preserves endangered species, moderates the impacts of federal water developments on fish populations, manages fish resources on federal lands, and provides scientific leadership in fishery resource management

Many different facilities including hatcheries, fisheries, health centers and more

Encourage the development of private aquaculture in a manner that is compatible with responsible natural resource stewardship

Make service expertise, knowledge, and technical/scientific capabilities in fish culture and related disciplines available to the private aquaculture community

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

USGS collects a large amount of information on the availability and quality of ground water and surface water supplies

Information such as pollutant levels, aquifer locations, lake levels, stream flows and other data useful to aquaculture is available from the USGS in a variety of forms

U.S. Geological Survey

AID Supports aquaculture research and

development projects where significant opportunities exist to use this form of food production to increase incomes and employment opportunities in developing countries

Supports applied research

U.S. Agency for International Development

EPA Clean Water Act of 1972 designates fish

hatcheries and farms as point sources of pollution of waters receiving their discharges Each state issues permits and monitors effluents

from fish-raising facilities National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

(NPDES) issues permits for the discharge of wastewaters to surface waters, including discharges from aquaculture systems

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency