Posted May 6, 2014
The spring meeting for the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) ended with no vote on establishing approved substances for organic aquaculture standards, according to an article by Undercurrent News available here.
During the meeting, the board voted to delay any vote on the approval of 10 substances as usable under the USDA organic standard until the final rule on aquaculture standards is published.
George Lockwood, chairman of the Aquaculture Working Group (AWG) called the meeting “discouraging” in an update he sent out to stakeholders.
The USDA expected progress on the final rule and for its standards for organic aquaculture to be finalized by the end of the year, but Lockwood says this is a sign of a continuing delay.
There is a large demand for organic fish products in the United States, according to an article by the Fish Site available here.
Standards for US organic aquaculture have been developing for 15 years, but Lockwood is skeptical about when the standards will actually be finalized.
For more information on aquaculture, please visit the National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.
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