Shellfish mariculture under the national harmful algal bloom and hypoxia program

Section 603A of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 4002) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs (11) and (12), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) enhance competitive grant programs to support shellfish mariculture and expand access to testing for harmful algal bloom toxins for subsistence and recreational shellfish harvesters through innovative methods that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of such testing in rural and remote areas;; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (j) Definition of shellfish mariculture In this section, the term shellfish mariculture means the cultivation of shellfish in their natural habitat for human consumption..