N.J. Stat. § 4:27-9
The Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture, after consultation with the Aquaculture Advisory Council, shall establish an interagency memorandum of agreement to expand current leasing programs for waters of the State and lands underneath waters of the State to include a Statewide aquaculture leasing system. The memorandum of agreement shall determine which additional waters, lands, and aquatic organisms are appropriate for aquaculture development. The Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture shall jointly adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), such additions within one year of the date of enactment of this act.
N.J.S. § 4:27-9