SARASOTA, Fla. — A seven-year plan to cultivate red drum fish in the Gulf waters off the coast of Sarasota continues to draw controversy. The Environmental Protection Agency invites the public to ...
SARASOTA COUNTY (WFLA) — For the last seven years, Hawaii-based Ocean Era has been working to bring a fish farm demonstration to Florida’s Gulf Coast. Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency ...
The EPA approved a modified permit for Ocean Era's Velella Epsilon aquaculture project, allowing for up to 55,000 pounds of redfish to be raised in an offshore net pen. Modifications include a species ...
A federal judge ruled against a national permit for offshore fish farms, citing environmental concerns. The ruling is a setback for the development of offshore aquaculture in U.S. federal waters. The ...
Neil Sims has a vision. He imagines thousands of red drum fish swimming in the open Gulf, the Florida sun glinting off coppery scales. These red drum are farmed, not wild. They circle inside a ...