The Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture (JSA), created by the

National Aquaculture Act of 1980 The National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-362, as amended) is intended to promote and support the development of private aquaculture and to ensure coordination among the various federal agencies that have aquaculture programs and policies. It ...

(P.L. 96-362, Sec. 6; 16 USC 2805), has served as a federal interagency coordinating group to increase the overall effectiveness and productivity of federal aquaculture research, transfer, and assistance programs. The JSA's Working Group on Quality Assurance in Aquaculture Production is co-chaired by representatives from the Food and Drug Administration’s

Center for Veterinary Medicine The Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is a branch of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that regulates the manufacture and distribution of food, food additives, and drugs that will be given to animals. These include animals from which ...

(FDA-CVM) and USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (USDA-CSREES). This working group serves as an open national public-private sector forum on issues associated with new animal drug approvals, biologics, licensing, producer quality assurance programs, international harmonization, etc.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Joint Subcommittee On Aquaculture United States Department of Agriculture