RALEIGH – The state’s shellfish growers could receive a boost from Raleigh if the Marine Aquaculture Development Act becomes law, experts said.
If passed, the bill would create a permitting process for aquaculture activities such as shellfish growing, while also requesting the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries ask the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fishery Management Councils to allow the work in the federal waters off the state’s coast.
Senate Bill 410 has been referred to the body’s rules committee, while its companion bill, House Bill 524, has been referred to that body’s environmental committee.
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