50 DECEMBER 2022 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WA S .ORG with the current incentives available in the territory such as enterprise and opportunity zones and associated funding and benefit programs are needed. The U.S. Caribbean presents a wealth of opportunity for aquaculture, but lacks much of the knowledge and infrastructure to capitalize on it presently. Developing strategic alliances with partners that value the complex social and ecological systems that exist in the territory is the next step to unlocking the potential of US Caribbean aquaculture and the USVI is in a good place to do that. 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