Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Apr 30, 2025
What it does
The Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025 would prohibit federal agencies from authorizing or facilitating commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone unless specifically authorized by a federal statute enacted after this bill’s passage. It defines finfish as aquatic vertebrates in any life stage, excluding amphibians, seaweeds, algae, and invertebrates like shellfish, and defines commercial finfish aquaculture as the captive propagation or rearing of finfish for commercial purposes. The bill aims to prevent unregulated expansion of ocean-based fish farming by requiring explicit congressional approval for any such activity in federal waters. It affects federal…
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