Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025
S. 1529119th Congress

Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025

Introduced in the SenateSen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)7 sections · 1 min read
Version: is · Apr 20, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025.

(a) In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal agency may issue any permit or take any other action to authorize or facilitate commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States (as established by Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983), except in accordance with a Federal statute authorizing such action that is enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(b) Definitions

In this section—

(1) the term finfish —

(A) an aquatic finfish in any stage of its life cycle; and

(B) does not include amphibians, seaweeds or other algae, or invertebrates, including shellfish; and

(2) the term commercial finfish aquaculture means an activity related to the propagation, rearing, or attempted propagation or rearing, of finfish in captivity or under positive control for commercial purposes.

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