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Excerpts: Diminishing fishery harvests, wild fish food-safety issues, environmental concerns, increased fish consumption, and the increasing market share of organic foods have combined to focus attention on “organic aquaculture.” Consumer demand may well drive the organic production of finfish, shellfish, and other aquatic species into the mainstream during the next decade. This publication briefly identifies and describes the important issues pertaining to organic aquaculture with regard to production technology, standards and laws, environmental and economic sustainability, research and development, and markets and trade. Presently, there are many contradictions and unresolved questions facing the organic aquaculture production and market sector. The authors have worked to present a snapshot of the situation today with the intention of providing an unbiased and neutral contribution to the dialog of discovery on this issue.