HOT OFF THE PRESS: Alaska Aquaculture Opportunity Area Atlas

[kendall_barbery]

NCCOS has released an Atlas that compiles the best available science to inform the identification of Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in the Gulf of Alaska. This study identified 77 AOA options in 10 study areas with the potential to support multiple commercial seaweed and shellfish aquaculture operations in Alaska state waters. 

Follow the links above or check out the press release on from the National Center for Coastal Ocean Services for more details: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/nccos-maps-options-for-aquaculture-opportunity-areas-in-the-gulf-of-alaska/