Sec. 203. Research and development grant program
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The Secretary shall establish, in consultation with applicable Federal agencies, coastal States, federally recognized Indian Tribes, Regional Fishery Management Councils, academic institutions, and interested aquaculture stakeholders, a research and development grant program to further the purposes of this Act. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall consider using existing programs that leverage State and local partnerships and take advantage of the extramural research community, including the National Sea Grant College Program under the National Sea Grant College Program Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq. ). The research and development grant program described in subsection
(a)shall include research conducted internally by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and through the award of competitive, peer-reviewed grants to fund research and extension services— to create innovative design and engineering solutions to common obstacles within the offshore aquaculture industry; to enable the transition of innovative aquaculture technologies, including technologies focused on the commercialization of high-value marine species, from controlled studies to commercial use; to evaluate the role of genetics in relation to the development of improved lines of brood stock, disease resistance, and interactions between cultured species and wild stocks; to advance research into the management, mitigation, and prevention of cultured species diseases; to develop cost-effective feeds to optimize the sustainable use of protein and lipid sources originating from wild fish, plants, and other sources, maximize growth and production performance of cultured species, prevent the spread of pathogens and parasites, and maintain the human health benefits of cultured seafood; to improve techniques for monitoring, assessing, and addressing environmental impacts of offshore aquaculture and develop and evaluate methodologies to prevent, minimize, and mitigate potential adverse environmental impacts; to evaluate the potential for offshore aquaculture to serve as a tool for environmental management, including connections to water quality, watershed management, and fishery conservation and management; to evaluate the potential impact of offshore aquaculture on the economies of coastal communities, particularly those dependent on traditional fishery resources; to identify barriers to entry in the offshore aquaculture industry and propose solutions to overcome them; to study the traditional aquaculture methods and practices of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians to evaluate economic, environmental, and sociological impacts; to investigate other priority issues identified by the Secretary; and to evaluate economic aspects of offshore aquaculture, including production costs and market development. The Secretary shall— coordinate aquaculture research and development intramural programs and grants within the Department of Commerce and with other Federal intramural and extramural programs that provide grant funding for purposes similar to those under subsection (b), such as grants administered by the National Sea Grant College Program and the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and coordinate the research and development grant program established in this section with the interagency aquaculture coordinating group established under section 6 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 ( 16 U.S.C. 2805 ) and with the research and development conducted through the Cooperative Extension System of the Department of Agriculture. To carry out this section, the Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with a State, institution of higher education, or other private institution or research center.
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