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EU aquaculture priorities

Aquaculture is a key component of both the Common Fisheries Policy and the Blue Growth agenda. In consultation with stakeholders, the Commission has identified the main priorities to facilitate its sustainable development:

Simplifyadministrative

procedures

Ensure access to space through

coordinated spatial planning

Enhance thecompetitiveness of

EU aquaculture

Promote a level playing field for EU

operators

In their multiannual plans, Member States have defined measures to address these issues at national and regional scales.

Funding to support the sustainable development of aquaculture is availablethrough the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).

Simplification ofadministrative procedures

Aspects covered by aquaculturelicencing procedures

Typical features

Planned actions by Member States

▶ Planning/building permission▶ Land/sea use (ownership, lease, consent)▶ Environmental Impact Assessment ▶ Animal Health▶ Food safety, health and hygiene

▶ Water use▶ Discharge into water▶ Health & safety▶ Farming of alien species

Applicationfees

are low, but other costs such as an Environmental Impact Assessment when

required must also be considered

Application processing time

and uncertainties are seen as the main problem

Reported application success rate

is more than 90% in most Member States

Licence duration is typically 10 years but can vary between 5 and

30 years

Improve proceduresReview and streamlining, set up of a one-stop-shop,

online application, longer licence duration

Support applicantsGuidance for applicants, platforms for dialogue with

public administrations, online portals

Strengthen public administrationImprove coordination between involved public bodies,

capacity building

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16Number of Member States

Coordinated spatial planningPlanning when and where activities take place ensures maximum efficiency

and sustainability

Benefits

Planned actions by Member States

Reducesconflict

Encouragesinvestment

Increasescoordination

Fosterscross-bordercooperation

Protectsthe environment

Elaboration of maps/database/studies to identify the most suitable areas for aquaculture

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Stronger role for aquaculture in Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP)

Harmonisation of regional/local planning/common criteriafor selecting zones/guidelines

Reinforce positive interactions between spatial planning and Natura2000 / Environmental Impact Assessment

Change in legislation

Number of Member States

Competitiveness and level playing field

The Farmed in the EU campaign informs consumers about the qualityand sustainability of EU aquaculture.

The Maritime Spatial Planning Directive creates a commonframework for the planning of human activities at sea.

The Commission has published guidance documentsto help implement relevant EU legislation.

The Multiannual Plans and all documents referred to here are available onEU Aquaculture Online: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/aquaculture/

Planned actions by Member States

Competitiveness is promoted through targeted actions by Member States and the use of EU funding instruments like the EMFF and Horizon 2020

Research - improvements in production

Marketing, Labelling, Communication

Producer Organisations (POs)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Number of Member States

EU Aquaculture Online: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/aquaculture/ #FarmedintheEU

European Maritime andFisheries Fund (EMFF)

EMFF funding allocated to sustainable aquaculture

Aquaculture in the EUTapping into Blue Growth

Aquaculture covers the farming of aquatic organisms(finfish, molluscs, crustaceans, algae…).

It takes place in both inland and marine areas.

The Commission is helping EU Member States to simplifyadministrative procedures, implement spatial planning and promote

sustainable aquaculture.

21 %

of theEMFF

across the EU

Investments allocated to the aquaculture sector amount to €1.2 billion out of a total €6.4 billion.

The EMFF can also contribute to the competitiveness of the aquaculture sector by promoting marketing actions, Producers Organisations and actions undertaken through Community-Led Local Development (CLLD).

AUSTRΙABELGIUM

BULGARIACROATIACYPRUS

CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK

ESTONIA FINLAND FRANCE

GERMANY GREECE

HUNGARY IRELAND

ITALY LATVIA

LITHUANIA MALTA

NETHERLANDS POLAND

PORTUGAL ROMANIA

SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA

SPAINSWEDEN

UNITED KINGDOM

0 % 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 % 50 % 60 % 70 % 80 % 90 % 100 %

7,96 m

12,52 m

36,22 m

73,68 m

12,60 m

27,70 m

34,33 m

17,87 m

37,70 m

149,43 m

85,64 m

89,76 m

34,36 m

29,80 m

221,13 m

46,27 m

28,29 m

3,31 m

6,56 m

268,99 m

78,67 m

112,29 m

12,54 m

8,00 m

274,54 m

19,79 m

26,33 m

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