Sarasota Residents Gather to Voice Concerns on Construction of Industrial Fish Farm
Coconut Telegraph
SRQ DAILY WEDNESDAY PHILANTHROPY EDITION
WEDNESDAY SEP 30, 2020 |
This Wednesday Sarasota residents will gather for a virtual hearing to share their concerns about a proposed permit for the first industrial aquaculture facility in the Gulf of Mexico. If permitted, the facility would grow thousands of fish in net pens in federal waters off the coast of Sarasota, releasing waste, pesticides and other pollutants directly into local ecosystems. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently poised to issue this permit without the opportunity for public input, so the organizers of the virtual hearing will record and deliver residents’ comments to public officials. This hearing follows several recent efforts from the White House and federal government to speed development in the Gulf of Mexico. The virutal Zoom hearing will be held Wednesday, September 30 from 10:30am to 12pm.
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