Sec. 10. Environmental and management standards
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In issuing permits under section 6 and conducting the programmatic environmental impact statements under section 9, the Secretary shall— consult with appropriate Federal agencies, coastal States, and regional fishery management councils to identify the environmental and management requirements and standards that apply to offshore aquaculture under existing Federal and State laws (including regulations); and consider environmental and management factors that apply to offshore aquaculture under existing Federal and State law that— are compatible with the use of the exclusive economic zone for navigation, fishing, resource protection, recreation, national defense (including military readiness), mineral and energy exploration and development, transportation, and other activities within the exclusive economic zone; are consistent with conservation and management measures under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and will not unreasonably interfere with fishing access; recognize the importance of fishery resources to fishing communities as described in section 301(a)(8) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1851(a)(8) ); to the extent practicable, avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse impacts to the marine environment; avoid, minimize, or mitigate to the extent practicable the risk to and impacts on wild fish stocks and fisheries; use only cultured species in Federal waters that are described in section 6(b)(2); prevent the transmission of disease or parasites to wild stocks; prevent the escape of culture species that may cause significant environmental harm; minimize the risks and impacts on biological, chemical, and physical features of water quality; and avoid, minimize, or mitigate, to the extent practicable, the cumulative adverse effects of the offshore aquaculture operation in consideration of other existing offshore aquaculture operations in the vicinity of the proposed site.
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