Aquaculture Interagency Coordinating Council

AICC Composition

The Aquaculture Interagency Coordinating Council (AICC) was created within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services by Florida Statute 597.006. The purpose of the coordinating council is to establish positive interagency cooperation and to foster the development of the state's aquaculture industry. In carrying out this purpose, the coordinating council serves as a forum for the discussion and study of governmental regulations relating to aquaculture; reviews and discusses aquaculture issues developed by the Aquaculture Review Council; formulates responses to industry issues, as presented by the Aquaculture Review Council, which include solutions and policy alternatives to facilitate aquaculture development; reviews the recommendations for short-term research projects submitted to the Commissioner by the Aquaculture Review Council; and reviews the results of the aquaculture research projects funded by the department.

Responsibilities

The Council establishes and maintains effective and cooperative linkages between member agencies, the Aquaculture Review Council, and public and private institutional research, extension, and service programs, so that recommendations for improvement are responsive to the needs of aquaculture. As part of that the Council prepares an annual report to be submitted by December 1 of each year to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the chairs of the legislative appropriations and agriculture committees, and the heads of each agency represented on the coordinating council. This report shall describe all actions and include all recommendations of the coordinating council, as well as the responsive actions taken by the agencies.