Knowledge measures

Perhaps it is necessary to improve the tracking system in order to trace the material back to its owner.

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Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish Seaweed

Relevant sea basin:

North

Relevant stage:

Monitoring and quantification

Related Barriers:

  • The (national/regional) monitoring programmes from the government are currently not sufficient as a knowledge base for the aquaculture sector.

  • There is a lack of procedures for effective monitoring of the aquaculture farms.

  • There is not enough structural support and resources available for environmental enhancement initiatives like beach clean-ups and recycling projects, which could yield a massive amount of useful information if collected in a standardised way and made public.

  • To install any aquaculture infrastructure, you need a concession/license. To get this license, and to get it renewed, you need to follow the environmental criteria. This is mandatory for all infrastructures of all offshore sectors, but is not sufficient to monitor litter from aquaculture farms.

Related Good Practice:

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