Preface 



The intent of this publication is to provide interested individuals with a statistical overview of 

 the current status and future outlook of aquaculture in the United States. 



Information contained in the narrative overview of this publication was gathered, in part, from 

 the following sources: "Aquaculture: Situation and Outlook Report," produced by the 

 Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; "Aquaculture in the United 

 States: Status, Opportunities, and Recommendations," compiled in May 1992 by the Joint 

 Subcommittee on Aquaculture in a report to the Federal Coordinating Council on Science, 

 Engineering, and Technology; and "Fisheries of the United States, 1991," produced by the 

 National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Department of Commerce. Additional sources were 

 consulted for accuracy of data and textual content. 



Several computerized databases were searched for citations to the literature. Selected cita- 

 tions are Hsted in this bibliography. Most citations date from 1989 to 1993 and are arranged 

 alphabetically by the author's surname. 



Databases accessed for relevant citations include: 1) ASFA (Aquatic Scienes and Fisheries 

 Abstracts) database, produced under contract to the Food and Agriculture Organization of 

 the United Nations by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts for a consortium of United Nations 

 agencies and cooperating member states; and 2) AGRICOLA (AGRICultural Online Ac- 

 cess), an agricultural database produced by the National Agricultural Library. In addition, a 

 limited number of selected books and articles not found in these databases were included in 

 the bibliography. 



In addition, the Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture, a Federal Govenmient-wide coordinat- 

 ing body of 23 agency representatives, has established an "Aquaculmre Statistical & Economic 

 Analysis Task Force." This task force held an organizational meeting on September 24, 1992 

 in Washington, DC, represented by individuals from the government and industry sectors. This 

 group will play a future key role in the coordination of existing statistical "collecting and 

 reporting programs" in aquaculture. 



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