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Figure 5 - Countries with a legislative egislative framework: tools tools for regulating regulating aquaculture aquaculture in the the Mediterranean
Mediterranean
Source: own elaboration.
Legend:
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Countries with legislation for aquaculture (specific law/s regulating
exclusively aquaculture issues)
Countries with legislation for fisheries and aquaculture.
Countries with other regulatory norms for aquaculture quaculture (legally binding
guidelines with a lower rank in the normative system than a law, aw, for
instance decrees, ecrees, regulations, orders, etc.)
Countries without legislation for aquaculture
In the Mediterranean, , as has been the global trend
predominantly under the umbrella of a
developed an exclusive law for a
regulates aquaculture under water, agriculture or other general l
last decades of the twentieth century.
23 , the legislative framework for aquaculture is
predominantly under the umbrella of a fisheries and aquaculture law (79%), and only Cyprus
aquaculture. Noteworthy is that none of the countries
regulates aquaculture under water, agriculture or other general legislation, as has been the case
ry.
24 has
that none of the countries surveyed
has been the case in the
As mentioned repeatedly, there is is no no direct relationship between the status of of regulations regulations on
aquaculture and the the importance of of the sector. sector. Moreover, Moreover, the the existence existence of of a a solid solid legal legal framework for
aquaculture does not imply growth growth of aquaculture, and could even act act as as a deterrent fo
for aquaculture
activities. These aspects will be considered carefully in the conclusions.
Several authors authors have have remarked remarked that that a a legal legal definition definition of “aquaculture” reinforces the relevance of
aquaculture as an economic sector whereas contributing to to provide provide ‘legal ‘legal security’
security’ (Van Houtte,
2001). The outcome of this report stresses also that aquaculture site selection and aquaculture
planning reinforce the legal security of the activity.
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Exceptionally, some countries have developed an aquaculture-specific aquaculture law, as for instance Chile.
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Cyprus Aquaculture Law Law of of 2000 2000 (N. 117(I)/2000). In Spain, although although there is a law for marine culture since 1984 1984 (Ley
23/1984, de 25 de junio, de Cultivos Marinos), the distribution of of competences competences between between the the central an
and the regional
governments has led to a situation within which many of of the the articles articles of of the the law law are are not not applicable, falling under under the
competence of the Regional governments.