Sustaining Healthy Ecosystems, Livelihoods, and Local Seafood Act
See how your representatives voted on this bill.
DeepSyte matches this bill to the issues you care about and shows whether your reps' votes line up — not party, not press releases. Take the 2-minute values quiz to see your alignment.
Alignment with your views
Sign in and take the values quiz to see how this bill lines up with what you've said.
Summary
or the SHELLS Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an Office of Aquaculture and an Aquaculture Advisory Committee. The term aquaculture means the propagation and rearing of aquatic species in controlled or selected environments, including ocean ranching (with exclusions). Specifically, the Office of Aquaculture must encourage and promote aquaculture operations that promote U.S. food security and limit adverse environmental effects. USDA must also establish a 14-member Aquaculture Advisory Committee to advise USDA on (1) developing and advancing aquaculture best practices; (2) the history, use, and preservation of indigenous and traditional aquaculture practices and ecological knowledge; and (3) providing technical assistance to aquaculture farmers and businesses.
Values analysis
Sign in and take the values quiz to get a personalized read on how this bill lines up with your positions.
How your representatives voted
Sign in to see how your representatives voted on this bill.