As the nation's oceans agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) takes a thorough approach to sustainable aquaculture that will create employment and business opportunities in coastal communities; provide safe, sustainable seafood; and complement the agency's comprehensive strategy for maintaining healthy and productive marine populations, species, and ecosystems and vibrant coastal communities.

To learn more about Aquaculture in the Southeast Region,
please visit: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/aquaculture/about_us/southeast_homepage.html

Dr. Jess Beck, NOAA's Southeast Regional Aquaculture Coordinator, works out of the St. Petersburg, Florida office of NOAA Fisheries.  For more information, contact Jess at (727) 551-5755 or Jess.Beck@noaa.gov