Jurisdictional Overlap and Inadequate Coordination 



Many Federal agencies and numerous State and local agencies have 

 direct or indirect responsibility for U.S. aquaculture. The JSA 

 will continue to make progress in coordinating these multiple 

 activities . 



Marketing 



Preferences and biases exist for aquatic foods as they do for all 

 other foods. A fish species considered to be a delicacy in one 

 area may be regarded as undesirable in another. 



Market development efforts may help to overcome some of these 

 preferences. Consumer research in domestic and internal markets 

 may help to identify high demand locations for a variety of 

 species. 



Shortage of Trained Aquaculture Workers . , 



A major factor limiting the expansion of the aquaculture industry 

 for certain species is the shortage of trained workers at the 

 technical level. Professionals in aquaculture are needed at both 

 undergraduate and graduate levels to teach, provide technical 

 assistance, to conduct extension educational programs, and to work 

 in all phases of the management of aquacultural enterprises. 

 Academic programs should be multidisciplinary to prepare 

 aquaculture professionals to be knowledgeable in such diverse areas 

 as marketing, bioengineering, economics, business, and food 

 processing. 



There is also a shortage of trained aquacultural technicians 

 because few vocational schools currently offer a curriculum in 

 aquaculture. Such programs need to be developed with a strong 

 emphasis on hands-on field training. 



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