# Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025

This bill prevents the federal government from allowing fish farming operations in the ocean on federal lands and waters. Specifically, it bans the use of federal property for raising finfish (like salmon, trout, and other fish with fins) in net pens or other containment systems in the ocean.

The bill essentially says that if you want to farm fish in the ocean, you can't do it on federal property or in federal waters. This affects companies that want to start or expand aquaculture operations—basically underwater fish farms—in areas managed by the federal government. These operations typically involve keeping large numbers of fish in enclosed nets or pens in the ocean, which is a growing industry as wild fish populations decline and seafood demand increases.

The practical impact depends on where you live and what you care about. If you're concerned about environmental issues like escaped farmed fish mixing with wild populations, pollution from fish waste, or disease spreading from farms to wild fish, this bill aligns with those concerns by blocking federal waters from being used this way. However, if you support fish farming as a way to produce more seafood domestically and reduce reliance on imports, this bill limits that opportunity on federal property. The bill doesn't affect fish farms on private land or in state waters, so it's a partial restriction rather than a complete ban on ocean fish farming in the United States.