National_Aquaculture_Act_of_1980

National Aquaculture Act of 1980

National Aquaculture Act of 1980

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The National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-362, as amended) is intended to promote and support the development of private aquaculture and to ensure coordination among the various federal agencies that have aquaculture programs and policies. It provided for a national aquaculture policy, including a formal National Aquaculture Development Plan; established a Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture on which officials of USDA, Commerce, the Interior, and nine other federal agencies sit; designated USDA as the lead agency for coordination; and authorized the National Aquaculture Information Center within the National Agricultural Library.[1][2]

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The S. 1650 legislation was passed by the 96th U.S. Congressional session and signed into law by the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter on September 26, 1980.[3]

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    Alternative Farming Systems Information Center Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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    "Aquaculture". Aquaculture and Soilless Farming. USDA Alternative Farming Systems Information Center. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
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    Peters,Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Jimmy Carter: "National Aquaculture Act of 1980 Statement on Signing S. 1650 Into Law. ," September 26, 1980". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
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