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Army Corps of Engineers: information on shellfish aquaculture permitting activities : report to congressional requesters.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army. Corps of Engineers--Rules and practice--Evaluation.
- United States.
- United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
- Shellfish culture--United States.
- Shellfish culture.
- Aquaculture--United States.
- Aquaculture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ii, 29 pages) : color illustrations, color map
- Other Title:
- Information on shellfish aquaculture permitting activities
- GAO-19-145 shellfish aquaculture permitting
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2019.
- Summary:
- Entities undertaking shellfish aquaculture activities (i.e., the breeding and harvesting of oysters, clams, and mussels) may need to submit an application to the Corps in certain circumstances for authorization to conduct these activities. The Corps authorizes such activities using various permits, as long as the activities comply with various environmental and other laws. This report describes, for 2012 through 2017, (1) the number and outcomes of the applications the Corps received for shellfish aquaculture activities and the types of permits the Corps used to authorize such activities, and (2) the experiences of permit applicants in selected districts in seeking Corps' authorization for their shellfish aquaculture activities.
- Contents:
- Background.
- The Corps sutorized most of the 3,751 applications received for shellfish aqaculture activities from 2012-2017 using various types of permits.
- Applicants across the four selected districts had mixed veiws on their experiences in seeking authorization for their shellfish activities.
- Agency comments.
- Appendices.
- Notes:
- "February 2019."
- "GAO-19-145."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from cover (GAO, viewed on Oct. 6, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1088380855
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