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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Julia M. Oliver
Tel: 304-772-4589
Fax: 304-772-4200
Supranational Publishing Company announces THE LEGAL POCKET GUIDES TO:
OWNERSHIP OF AQUATIC ANIMALS AND PLANTS. This 78 page legal guide, by Henry D.
McCoy, II, Esq., author of the acclaimed legal treatise, American and
International Aquaculture Law, is the first and only comprehensive legal
publication covering the complex issue of ownership of aquatic plants and
animals.
The laws governing the ownership of aquatic species have remained stagnant and
are derived from ancient "common law" doctrines. Confusion among
definitions of aquaculture itself and the definition of a "wild"
animal or plant still plays a major role in all areas of aquaculture,
including financing an aquaculture operation. For example, bankers are
hesitant to finance fish stock that may or may not be legally owned by the
farmer.
Common law of England, Canada and the United States divides animals into
two categories: domestic (domitae naturae) and wild (ferae naturae). If the
animal is domestic, it may be owned and one has an absolute property right to
it. If it is wild, the possessor has a limited property right, only so long as
the animal remains in his possession. This "common law" is binding
unless there is a specific statute or law on the books which says otherwise.
Alternatively, the FAO definition of aquaculture appears to assume that there
is no problem present of ownership of the aquatic species. The FAO takes into
account the difference between "fisheries" and
"aquaculture," while U. S. federal and state definitions usually do
not draw this distinction.
Legal conflicts appear likely to increase over the coming years, with the tremendous growth of the industry. The aquaculture coordinator, farmer,
attorney, banker, investor, regulator and concerned citizen should be
prepared for more changes and revisions to aquaculture processes and legal
regulations than any other agribusiness.
The guide covers important topics such as: the definitional dilemma of
aquaculture; the National Aquaculture Plan and FAO definitions of
aquaculture; game-sport fish or agriculture property. Other major industry
questions addressed are: ownership of fish, immobile aquatic animals and
aquatic plants; methods of aquaculture such as ponds, raceways, sea cages,
intensive culture and tank recirculating systems; ownership of ocean ranched
fish. The detailed summary of contents is available on the Supranational
Publishing page of www.transnewsco.com.
Contact: Supranational Publishing Company, 102 Race Street, P. O. Box
420, Peterstown, WV 24963. Tel: 304-772-4589 Fax:
304-772-4200
Email: 102655.30@compuserve.com Web site: www.transnewsco.com.
THE LEGAL POCKET GUIDE TO: OWNERSHIP OF AQUATIC ANIMALS AND PLANTS By Henry D.
McCoy, II, Esq.
Edited and compiled by Julia M. Oliver
ISBN: 0-9701213-5-2; $29.95 plus shipping; 78 pages; Soft-cover
Includes Appendices
A Supranational Publication
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