Seafood News - Aquaculture: Budget Increase Proposed for U.S. Aquaculture


	Seafood News - Aquaculture: Budget Increase Proposed for U.S. Aquaculture

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9-2-2009 8:06 PM

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"Congress and the Obama administration should be visionary and support research for more innovative aquaculture technologies, like land-based, re-circulating systems, to explore more sustainable options to meet our domestic seafood needs."

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9-2-2009 8:58 PM

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