Support measures

Incidents at sea involving accidental losses of aquaculture gear and infrastructure should be reported to the coastguard and the managing authority responsible for approving the aquaculture farm. The licensing authority may discuss with the aquaculture farmer possible solutions for specific cases or the licensing authority may request the aquaculture farmer to come up with a solution within a set deadline. This procedure should be included in the aquaculture permit.

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Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish Seaweed

Relevant sea basin:

North

Relevant stage:

Prevention and reduction

Related Barriers:

  • There is a lack of timely and efficient communication on new offshore installations. Therefore, seafarers (fishing boats, recreational vessels...) are not always aware of new installations at sea, for example in the case when a new zone is restricted for shipping due to aquaculture activities. In the past, this has led to the destruction of aquaculture installations when ships sailed in restricted aquaculture zones.

Related Good Practice:

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