Support measures

Introduce and improve standardized licensing processes for initiation, operation and decommissioning on municipal level.

Technical support Technical support

Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish Seaweed

Relevant sea basin:

Baltic

Relevant stage:

Prevention and reduction

Related Barriers:

  • There is a lack of information concerning incidents at sea. If accidental losses of material and installations are not all reported to the managing authorities, the actual incidents cannot be followed up and investigated, which makes it impossible to come up with a solution for reoccuring problems.

  • Lack of political will or administrative resources to adapt existing licensing.

  • There exists a range of permission systems but nothing foresees a standardized licensing procedure to prevent plastic items used for the aquaculture facilties.

Related Good Practice:

P&R GP1.1

Include measures related to the prevention of litter in national strategy plans for aquaculture

The national strategy plan for Sweden includes preventive measures to reduce marine litter derived of aquaculture, incorporated into the licensing process.