Legislation measures

In Spain, include the identification of potential sources of waste and the estimation of non-organic marine litter related to an aquaculture facility in the Environmental Surveillance Plans (PVAs due to the Spanish abbreviation)

Regulations Regulations

Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish

Relevant sea basin:

Mediterranean

Relevant stage:

Prevention and reduction

Related Barriers:

  • The environmental criteria related to the approval of aquaculture facilities do not include specifications on the non-organic litter management in some Spanish autonomous communities.

  • The aquaculture governance structure in Spain is complicated with a lack of homogenization at a national level in relation to the requirements, guidelines and authorization requests in the different autonomous communities

Related Good Practice:

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